Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Somewhat saintly; affected with piety: used ironically.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Somewhat saintlike; -- used ironically.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Suggestive of a saint; saintlike.

Etymologies

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saint +‎ -ish

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