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MULISH
Definition of MULISH
adjective
Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
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Other senses
MULISH carries 4 further meanings.
adjective
Extremely or irrationally stubborn and intractable. synonym: obstinate.
adjective
Resembling a mule.
“a mulish laugh.”
Like a mule; having the characteristics of a mule; sullen; stubborn; also, of a hybrid character.
adjective
Like a mule; sullen; stubborn.
Where it comes from
From mule + -ish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, MULE · 7 relatives in the game
MULISH in a sentence
“Lady Elizabeth stood her ground, her expression mulish as she met his gaze.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MULISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 64 boards so far. 198 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MULISH starts with M and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read HILMSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of MULISH. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start MULISH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found MULISH?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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