roadishとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

roadish (comparative more roadish, superlative most roadish)

1. 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

     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.

   • 1917, Illustrated World (volume 27)

     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.