Roadish vs Radish - What's the difference?
roadish | radish |
Of or characteristic of a road or roadways; associated with being on the road or with road-travel.
*1850 , The New monthly magazine and universal register:
*1917 , Illustrated world: Volume 27:
A plant of the Brassicaceae'' family, ''Raphanus sativus , having an edible root
The pungent root of this plant, usually eaten raw in salads etc
As an adjective roadish
is of or characteristic of a road or roadways; associated with being on the road or with road-travel.As a noun radish is
a plant of the brassicaceae'' family, ''raphanus sativus , having an edible root.roadish
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- It was of a whitey-brown hue, with great horn buttons and vast pockets. It was thoroughly roadish — it smelt of the road — its appearance was of the road.
- Formerly it was considered proper when motoring to look just as formidably "roadish " as possible, and as a result As Soon as He Desires to Leave the Car, the Motorist May Take Off These Detachable Gauntlets.
