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Definition of Saintish
1. a. Somewhat saintlike; - - used ironically.
Definition of Saintish
1. Adjective. Suggestive of a saint; saintlike. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saintish
1. resembling a saint [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saintish
Literary usage of Saintish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1920)
"They be no Gods, for all their gallant gloss. They be no devils (I trow) which
seem so saintish. What be they ? women ? masking in men's weeds ? ..."
2. The English Poets by Thomas Humphry Ward, Matthew Arnold (1901)
"They be no Gods, for all their gallant gloss. They be no devils (I trow) which
seem so saintish. What be they ? women ? masking in men's weeds ? ..."
3. The English Poets: Selections by Thomas Humphry Ward, Matthew Arnold (1880)
"They be no Gods, for all their gallant gloss. They be no devils (I trow) which
seem so saintish. What be they ? women ? masking in men's weeds ? ..."
4. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1908)
"They be no boys, which wear such sidelong gowns. They be no gods, for all their
gallant gloss. They be no devils, I trow, which seem so saintish. ..."
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