moonish, a. Obs. or arch.
(ˈmuːnɪʃ)
Also 5 monyssh.
[f. moon n.1 + -ish.]
Resembling or characteristic of the moon; influenced by the moon; acting as if under the moon's influence; changeable, fickle.
| c 1407 Lydg. Reson & Sens. 6183 God forbade That ther sholde in womanhede Ben any Monyssh tache at al, But stedfaster than ys a wal. 1581 Mulcaster Positions xxxviii. (1887) 176 As for bodies the maidens be more weake, most commonly euen by nature, as of a moonish influence. 1600 Shakes. A.Y.L. iii. ii. 430 At which time would I, being but a moonish youth, greeue, be effeminate, changeable. 1612 Webster White Devil K 3, These are but Moonish shades of greifes or feares. 1834 Sir H. Taylor 2nd Pt. Artevelde iv. ii, 'Tis moonish madness. |