| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Opposed to war.[Wordnet]
2. Like a dove; harmless; innocent.[Websters] 3. Being peaceable or peace-loving. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being temperate or moderate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being conservative or modest. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb dovishly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dovishly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dovish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | Top | |
Date "DOVISH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DOVISH
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Like a dove; innocent.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Like a dove; peaceful, conciliatory. 2006 July 18, Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian, page 3, Doubtless an expression of frustration at the UN secretary general, who has long been too dovish for Bush administration tastes. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
