lawyerish

English

Etymology

From lawyer +‎ -ish.

Adjective

lawyerish (comparative more lawyerish, superlative most lawyerish)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.
    Synonym: lawyery

Noun

lawyerish (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The language or jargon used by lawyers.
    • 2022, Heidi K. Gardner, Ivan A. Matviak, Smarter Collaboration: A New Approach to Breaking Down:
      The general counsel at a pharma company elaborated: "Nine of ten of our ExCo members are MDs; you have to be able to speak 'doctorish,' not 'lawyerish,' to them.
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