dwarvish

Questions

What does dwarvish mean?

Alternative form of dwarfish.

Where does dwarvish come from?

A variant of dwarfish, coined by J. R. R. Tolkien. For -f → -vish, compare beevish, calvish, elvish, selvish, thievish, wivish, wolvish.

How to pronounce dwarvish

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