wontish

English

Etymology

From wont (“custom, habit”) +‎ -ish.

Adjective

wontish (comparative more wontish, superlative most wontish)

Of or suggestive of a wont; customary; usual; habitual.
- 1999, Gilbert Sorrentino, Crystal Vision:
  He garbs himself in raiments and costumes that make him appear to the naked eyes to be somebody else. The press, in its wontish way, goes wild.

Synonyms

wonted

Anagrams

Whitson, townish

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