deerish

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English

Etymology

From deer +‎ -ish. Compare Dutch diers, German tierisch, Swedish djurisk, Norwegian dyrisk.

Adjective

deerish (comparative more deerish, superlative most deerish)

  1. Characteristic of a deer; somewhat deerlike
    • 1919, The Boy Scouts' Year Book:
      Then Jim spoke in a guarded tone. "I don't see a thing except a jay and some bushtits. Do you?" "No, I haven't seen a thing that looks deerish. I guess we drew a blank this trip. "
    • 2011, Jim Hanas, Chris Eaton, Natalee Caple, Joyland Trio Deal:
      Twice a day the caribou was dressed in bells and led outside to pretend (with other deerish peers) that they had some vested interest in a fat man.
    • 2014, Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman, The Accelerati Trilogy, Book One: Tesla's Attic:
      He also had a deerish look of bewildered innocence, as if, after all this time, he still couldn't comprehend his circumstances.

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