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monkish

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1. a. Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. Source: opted
2. adj. befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial Source: wordnet
3. Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. -- Monk"ish*ness, n. Source: webster
4. Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkishmanners; monkish dress; monkish solitude.-- Monk"ish*ness, n. Source: adambom
5. j:100 s. befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial Source: ecdict

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