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    [Adjective]  | "monk*ish" | \ ˈməŋ-kish \


    1: of, relating to, or resembling a monk; also : resembling that of a monk

    2: inclined to disciplinary self-denial


    Origin: 1537 ;

     [ "monkish" ]

    1:  Acting in a way similar to Adrian Monk (from the TV show, Monk)

      * e.g.,  ... Did you see him organizing his silverware throughout dinner? He's so monkish. 


     [ "monkish" ]

    2:  has obsessive-compulsive tendencies, usually used humorously

     [ "monkish" ]

    1: Charateristic of a person who is constantly perfecting uneven objects or has to do a task a certain way, sometimes repetitively.

      * e.g.,  ... The man in the dentist office was acting monkish. He came into the waiting room and immediatly began to straighten the pictures on the wall. 

     [ "Monkish" ]

    1: inbetween ugly...no sence

      * e.g.,  ... Hazel eyes are wierd...monkish 

     [ "monkishness" ]

    1: A slang word, typically used in place of dang-it, or that sucks, But it can be used in a wide variety of sentences. The root word, monkish, can be used as an adjective.

      * e.g.,  ... The bad grade I recieved in English caused me to hollar, "Monkishness!" 

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