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Mondayish

adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

feeling ill, especially used of clergymen having worked all day Sunday

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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adj

Meaning 2

hungover after a weekend of drinking (as a presumed contributing explanation for a clergyman feeling Mondayish)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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adj

Meaning 3

grumpy and disheartened on returning to work on a Monday after the weekend

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • I feel a bit Mondayish this week at the start of a long project.

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adv

Meaning 4

On or around Monday.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • I hope to have the job finished by Mondayish.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Monday Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Mondayish From Monday + -ish.