homish

English

Etymology

From home +‎ -ish.

Adjective

homish (comparative more homish, superlative most homish)

  1. (obsolete) Belonging to home; domestic.
    • 1577, John Dee, Perfect Arte of Navigation:
      [T]hose Princely Policies […] cary with them, (Triumphantly) The Deadly Darte, and Hedding Axe, ineuitable to all forreyn Offenders, and Homish Rebells.
  2. Characteristic of a home; cosy.
    • E. E. Hale
      quiet, cheerful, homish hospital life
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