moonish

[ moo-nish ]

adjective

1. capricious; inconstant.
2. fully round or plump.

Other Words From

• moonish·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of moonish¹

First recorded in 1375–1425, moonish is from the late Middle English word monish. See moon, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

When the sound had passed, his face again grew blank and moonish and he stepped within.

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Wells treated the moon  as a globe, like our own; bringing forth monsters as moonish as we are earthy.

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“The surest thing you know,” he said with a rather moonish smile.

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