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-ish
1- a suffix used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of “belonging to” ( British; Danish; English; Spanish ); “after the manner of,” “having the characteristics of,” “like” ( babyish; girlish; mulish ); “addicted to,” “inclined or tending to” ( bookish; freakish ); “near or about” ( fiftyish; sevenish ).
- a suffix used to form adjectives from other adjectives, with the sense of “somewhat,” “rather” ( oldish; reddish; sweetish ).
-ish
2- a suffix occurring in i -stem verbs borrowed from French:
ravish.
ish
3[ ish ]
adverb
- (used to modify or moderate something previously stated or as a vague reply to a question) somewhat; in a way; not exactly: “Are you tired?” “Yeah...ish.”
It's a decent (ish) place to work.
“Are you tired?” “Yeah...ish.”
I'd like to get married. Ish.
- near or about; approximately: It'll be a $25ish taxi ride.
The lights went out at 11-ish.
It'll be a $25ish taxi ride.
ish
1/ ɪʃ /
sentence substitute
- slang.used to express reservation or qualified assent
Things are looking up. Ish
-ish
2suffix forming adjectives
- of or belonging to a nationality or group
Scottish
- derogatory.having the manner or qualities of; resembling
prudish
boyish
slavish
- somewhat; approximately
sevenish
yellowish
- concerned or preoccupied with
bookish
Word History and Origins
Origin of -ish1
Origin of -ish2
Origin of -ish3
Word History and Origins
Origin of -ish1
Example Sentences
She was wearing an elaborate white gown with a long train and pointy shoulders, and her braided blond hair was tucked beneath a headband for a vaguely “Midsommar”-ish look.
I’d rather lose on my own than have someone decide my fate for me, which sounds ‘Game of Thrones’-ish.
“These Walls” is a shimmering soft-rock jam with echoes of Fleetwood Mac, while “Anything for Love” starts out as a spare piano ballad before blossoming into chewy, “Off the Wall”-ish funk.
Quartz Hill 8, Chatsworth 3: Jeffrey Kavanagh went three for three and Ish Quintero struck out six in five innings for Quartz Hill.
Usher and Jermaine Dupri created a mix of songs in spatial audio with jams including DJs Tiësto, Gryffin and BLOND:ISH.
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