Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Monkish: a term of contempt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Monkish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The work or life of a
monk - noun countable
monkfish - adjective
monkish
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Examples
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But we get the sense they'll go right back to monking when things settle down, and this is news, happening right now.
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And if joe recognizing monking as a valid action, then that's good enough for me.
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ChurchMusicFriend recommended coming out to the abbey for an informal retreat, very similar to joe's monking time at a monestary.
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I think a bit o' monking might just be the ticket for you when you are ready for another restorative adventure.
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This, said Epistemon, is spoke like a true monk; I mean like a right monking monk, not a bemonked monastical monkling.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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This, said Epistemon, is spoke like a true monk; I mean like a right monking monk, not a bemonked monastical monkling.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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If among your monking tribes such an abuse of words is allowed, I beseech you leave it there, and do not let it come out of the cloisters.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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If among your monking tribes such an abuse of words is allowed, I beseech you leave it there, and do not let it come out of the cloisters.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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If I got a habit you'd have me out monking for a few quid, wouldn't you?
faceless Cole, Martina 2001
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But of course Florrie wouldn't like for me to do it and a married man shouldn't ought to be monking around like that and lead a girl on though of course if I did write to her the first thing I would tell her would be that I am married.
Treat 'em Rough Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer Ring Lardner 1909
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