heathenish adjective.
['hi:ð(ǝ)nɪʃ][Old English hǣÞenisć, Old High German heidanisc, Old Norse heiðneskr. In mod. use prob. a new formation from HEATHEN adjective & noun + -ISH1.]1. =
HEATHEN adjective 2. Now
rare.
OE.2. =
HEATHEN adjective 1.
M16-E18.3. Unworthy of a Christian, barbarous, uncivilized;
colloq. objectionable, beastly.
L16.■ R. Kipling The Gunner maps up a heathenish large detail for some hanky-panky in the magazines. ■ heathenishly adverb M16. ■ heathenishness noun L16. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲