Associations to the word «Gnomish»

Wiktionary

GNOMISH, adjective. Resembling a gnome; gnomelike
GNOMISH, adjective. Aphoristic

Dictionary definition

GNOMISH, adjective. Used of small deformed creatures.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats