lakish

adjective

lak·​ish

ˈlākish

often capitalized L

: of, relating to, or in the style of the Lake School of poetry

did not accuse him of the Lakish fault of mysticism

—J. R. Derby

Word History

Etymology

Lake (school) + English -ish

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