lawyerish adjective 1noun 1forms 2 adjective1 •(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer. noun1 •(informal) The language or jargon used by lawyers.The general counsel at a pharma company elaborated: "Nine of ten of our ExCo members are MDs; you have to be able to speak 'doctorish,' not 'lawyerish,' to them. — 2022 formsmore lawyerish · most lawyerish