kerosenish

English

Etymology

kerosene +‎ -ish

Adjective

kerosenish (comparative more kerosenish, superlative most kerosenish)

  1. (of liquid) like kerosene in its taste, look, smell, or taste
    • 1927, {unattributed}, Automotive Engineering - Volume 20 - Page 458
      "The floor foreman was instructed to inspect the oil when it was drained out and, if it had good body and fairly good color, to have it put back again, but if it was kerosenish and was black […] "
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