widowish

English

Etymology

widow +‎ -ish

Adjective

widowish (comparative more widowish, superlative most widowish)

1. Characteristic of a widow.

   Synonyms: widowlike, widowy

   • 2010, Joan Smith, Lady Hathaway's House Party:

     It was straight-cut, almost of a widowish severity, but on a young lady it appeared sophisticated rather than austere.