Babylonish

Definition

Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.

Etymology

From Babylon + -ish. Compare Old English babilōnisċ. Piecewise doublet of Babelish.

Example Sentences

• "I ſawe amõge yͤ ſpoiles a coſtly Babiloniſh garment, and two hũdꝛeth Sycles of ſyluer and a tunge of golde, woꝛth fiftye Sycles in weight, […]"
• "the […] injurious nickname of Babylonish"