studentishadj.
/ˈstjuːdntɪʃ/, /ˈstʃuːdntɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈst(j)ud(ə)n(t)ɪʃ/ = studenty adj.
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1842 Southern Lit. Messenger Jan. 68/2 Thick lips and nose, rather full face, black or dark blue eyes, ruddy, college-studentish complexion.]
1863 Brit. Controversialist 3rd Ser. 146 It is a pleasingly written narrative, rather touched with bookmaking-ness, and far more studentish than an active engineer's memoirs should be.
1934 Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Aug. 552/3 Her spectacles, her studentish clothes, her pride in her degrees..combine to make her an almost lovable character.
1941 E. Bowen Look at Those Roses 225 His celibacy and his studentish manner could still, although he was past forty, make him acceptable as a young man.
2000 M. Dunford et al. Rough Guide to Holland (ed. 2) ii. i. 129 Friendly, studentish bar in a quiet street on the Amstel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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