Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Gnome-like: as, gnomish faces.
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- adjective resembling a
gnome ;gnomelike - adjective
aphoristic
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of small deformed creatures
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Examples
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Therefore, I can not say with absolute certainly that it was just seeing the revolting little gnomish face of the detestable Russell Hantz back on my TV screen that sent me sprinting to the bathroom for a sudden revisit from my dinner, but I can state without fear of successful contradiction that Russell makes me sick.
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 21: Rerun Island: Tallulah Morehead 2011
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Help Alisa and Rudy, a magician and a gnomish builder, rebuild their destroyed world from the ground up!
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Therefore, I can not say with absolute certainly that it was just seeing the revolting little gnomish face of the detestable Russell Hantz back on my TV screen that sent me sprinting to the bathroom for a sudden revisit from my dinner, but I can state without fear of successful contradiction that Russell makes me sick.
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 21: Rerun Island: Tallulah Morehead 2011
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A home to forest people involved in some dark, gnomish magic.
Memory Wall Anthony Doerr 2010
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A home to forest people involved in some dark, gnomish magic.
Memory Wall Anthony Doerr 2010
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At the same time, he varies his drawing styles: In some, Wilson is distinctly gnomish or cartoony; in others, he's thinner and more normal-looking -- even as some chapters are in color, some in black and white, and several in a washed-out monochromatic blue or pink.
Daniel Clowes's new graphic novel "Wilson," reviewed by Michael Dirda 2010
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The gnomish being had left to inform Queen Ojo that he would be “observing” Eva in hopes of learning more about her mysterious species.
The Search For WondLa Tony DiTerlizzi 2010
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He has survived his ordeal by adopting the precepts of Zen/Confucianism, and he infuriates his colleagues by making gnomish comments.
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Anduin poured a small bit of a healing potion into a mug of water and added a few leaves of peacebloom to steep, then handed the mug to a young gnomish mother.
The Shattering Christie Golden 2010
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Anduin poured a small bit of a healing potion into a mug of water and added a few leaves of peacebloom to steep, then handed the mug to a young gnomish mother.
The Shattering Christie Golden 2010
dinkum commented on the word gnomish
WORD: gnomish
EXAMPLE:
' With a tendency to ramble about the same historical trivia that finds its way into his entries, Thomsen several times avoided directly answering the fundamental question behind his compulsive editing:
' Why?
' He says he does not think he's addicted. Frequently using a computer program to accelerate editing and taking breaks during days that can involve up to 15 hours of edits, he says he finds the technical gnomish activities just plain fun. '
--- " Philadelphian is a king of Wikipedia editors "
Theodore Schleifer, Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer, September 2, 2013
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September 11, 2013