adjective
- Of or characteristic of folk music, art, or literature.
- Simple or natural; folksy: charmed us with his folkish wit and humor.
Related Forms:
- folk′ish·ly
adverb
- folk′ish·ness
noun
folkish
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Adjective
(comparative more folkish, superlative most folkish)
- In the style of folk music
Origin
folk +"Ž -ish
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