bystanderish

English

Etymology

From bystander +‎ -ish.

Adjective

bystanderish (comparative more bystanderish, superlative most bystanderish)

  1. (rare) Of, or characteristic of a bystander.
    • 1973, Russell Sage College., Studies in the Twentieth Century, Issues 11-1‎[1]:
      He is too timid and bystanderish. Living in an age evasive of sex, he subordinates erotic love to sentimental notions about duty.
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