I. ˈmu̇rish, -rēsh sometimes ˈmōr- or ˈmȯr- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Middle English morys, from More Moor + -ys, -ish -ish — more at moor
1. : of, relating to, or in a style characteristic of the Moors
2. archaic
a. : of or relating to the Moormen of India : muhammadan
b. : hindustani , urdu
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English morish, from mor moor + -ish
1. obsolete : marshy , swampy — used of soil
it was upon low moorish ground near the sea and I believed it would not be wholesome — Daniel Defoe
2. archaic
a. : abounding in moors
the land is mountainous and moorish — R.G.Preston
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a moor
a … moorish place, on the banks of the Poole — Robert Burns