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griffinish, a.|ˈgrɪfɪnɪʃ|
[f. griffin1 and griffin2 + -ish.]
a. Characteristic of a griffin.
b. Anglo-Indian. Indicative of the ‘griffin’. Hence ˈgriffinishness.
a1845Hood Ode to R. Wilson xxiii, I feel None of that griffinish excess of zeal. 1850Benares Mag. IV. 85 We were afraid of eliciting some remark on our griffinishness, if we gave utterance to such a reflection. 1860Biog. & Crit. fr. Times 394 My griffinish wonder at the want of white faces. |