† ˈethnish,a.Obs. [f.Gr. ἔθνος (see ethnic) + -ish.] = heathenish. 1550Becon Fortr. FaithfulProl., Walowing in al kind of wealthe like Ethnysh Epicures.1563Homilies ii. Idolatry (1859) 187 Helene..worshipped the King, and not the wood..for that is an ethnish error.