Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like the sky; also, approaching the sky.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Like the
sky , or approaching the sky;lofty ;ethereal .
Etymologies
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sky + -ish
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Examples
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I only could be glad, if it bent over me where it is a little bluer; like the 'skyish top of blue Olympus,' which, by the way, looked very white when I last saw it.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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To o'er - top old Pelion, or the skyish head Of blue Olympus.
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I only could be glad if it bent over me where it is a little bluer, like _skyish top of blue Olympus_. "
Lord Byron jugé par les témoins de sa vie. English Teresa Guiccioli 1836
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