mermaidish

English

Etymology

From mermaid +‎ -ish.

Adjective

mermaidish (comparative more mermaidish, superlative most mermaidish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a mermaid.
   • 2006, Tim Rundquist, Otter Tail Review, page 74:

     She was dressed in something slippery looking, mermaidish.

   • 2014, Lael Silver, Foolish Kings:

     Then something snagged her gaze and she turned her eyes to the far side of the pool. A mermaidish tail submerged as soon as she had seen it.