alpish

adj

1. (relational, uncommon)Of or pertaining to the Alps, a mountain range in Western and Central Europe; Alpine.

   “Theſe plants are ſtrangers in England,their naturall countrie is the alpiſh mountaines of Heluetia.”

   “We have seen that Gerarde mentions it, and he may have derived, directly or indirectly, his "Beare's Eares" from Clusius, who in 15S2 introduced from the "Alpish" mountains of the Tyrol to Belgium Primula Auricula and a plant supposed to be a natural hybrid, P. pubescens.”

   “There was once a young French scientist who found himself one cold night in the darkened bedroom of an apartment in Locarno, Switzerland, a room that looked out over frozen Lake Maggiore, a beautiful, tiny, dull place where Italy kisses Switzerland. […] This was on his mind as he looked out the window and saw rooftops, Alpish mountains, some cold, glinting lights to the south in Italy and the silhouettes of Washingtonia palm fronds, static in the windless night.”

2. (broadly, uncommon)Mountainous, alpine.

   “For in the midſt of thy moſt Alpiſh waies, / when ruinous rocks did threat to end thy daies, / No doubt,thou couldſt haue wiſh:thyſelfe at home, / To liue,and lay thy bones in ſweete Odcombe.”

   “The country is near enough the Alpish region of Galicia and Asturias to be blessed with showers, and ample verdure is the result.”

   “Ours was but a twenty-four hour visit to Santa Catalina, but a much longer visit would be needed to do it justice. Its fifty miles of circuit has much more than fifty miles of bay and cove, for the coast is indented deeply: it has innumerable cañons, and valleys, and uplands, alpish peaks and summits: a perfect climate, brilliant sun, and neither heat nor cold.”

   “"Ah, the world must recognize and respect me," she yelled and dashed out of the window to begin scaling the roof. Upon attaining this alpish region she immediately perched herself upon the chimney top and in this regal position may be found there today.”

   “By 1977 the whole main street had blossomed with domes, cupolas, gingerbreaded balconies, and other bits of alpish architecture.”

3. (alt-of, uncommon)Alternative letter-case form of Alpish (mountainous, alpine)

   “Ours was but a twenty-four hour visit to Santa Catalina, but a much longer visit would be needed to do it justice. Its fifty miles of circuit has much more than fifty miles of bay and cove, for the coast is indented deeply: it has innumerable cañons, and valleys, and uplands, alpish peaks and summits: a perfect climate, brilliant sun, and neither heat nor cold.”

   “"Ah, the world must recognize and respect me," she yelled and dashed out of the window to begin scaling the roof. Upon attaining this alpish region she immediately perched herself upon the chimney top and in this regal position may be found there today.”

   “By 1977 the whole main street had blossomed with domes, cupolas, gingerbreaded balconies, and other bits of alpish architecture.”