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modify [ˈmɒdıfaı] VB trans

2. modify LING:

modest [ˈmɒdıst] ADJ

3. modest:

▶ modesty N
▶ modestly ADV

radish [ˈrædıʃ] N BOT

I . polish [ˈpɒlıʃ] VB trans

polish [ˈpɒlıʃ]

II . model <model(l)ed; model(l)­ing> [ˈmɒdəl] VB trans

1. model:

II . modern [ˈmɒdən] N

▶ modernly ADV
▶ modernness N

I . swish [swıʃ] N VB intr

III . swish [swıʃ] ADJ inf

X-ish [ˈeksıʃ] ADJ

famish [ˈfæmıʃ] VB trans, intr

▶ famished ADJ

fetish [ˈfetıʃ] N

1. fetish:

garish [ˈgeərıʃ] ADJ

▶ garishly ADV
▶ garishness N

Jewish [ˈdʒuːıʃ] ADJ

parish [ˈpærıʃ] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Is designer stubble a modish denigration of the real beard?
www.listener.co.nz
The whole thing seems to me to have a whiff of modish political correctness about it.
www.independent.co.uk
The dining area, which seats 10 to 12 people, hews closely to the modish design principle, too.
entertainment.inquirer.net
The acting is often relentlessly overemphatic, too, and after almost three-and-half hours of this modish tripe, one leaves the theatre feeling battered and resentful.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Strikingly beautiful at 37, she's immaculately turned out in modish black leather jacket and black biker boots.
www.telegraph.co.uk
A relentless procession of modish customers line up for made-to-order coffees costing $3.50 and up.
www.straight.com
Earlier cultures boasted sumptuary laws to restrict modish extravagance to particular classes.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Her dark brunette locks looked as glossy as ever, coiffed into a simple, modish style worn over her shoulders.
www.dailymail.co.uk
He called it a mannered and modish design.
en.wikipedia.org
What used to be called the danger symbol is now a modish statement as it is given a stylish touch.
www.thehindu.com

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