orkish

English

Etymology

Variant of orcish. Popularized by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings.

Adjective

orkish (comparative more orkish, superlative most orkish)

1. (fantasy) Of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc.

   He grimaced in an orkish manner.

Derived terms

• orkishness

Translations

of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc

Portuguese: órquico Russian: о́ркский (órkskij), о́рочий (ru) (óročij) Ukrainian: о́ркський (órksʹkyj)

See also

• trollish