(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.
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 ).
of or belonging to a nationality or group
Scottish
derogatory having the manner or qualities of; resembling
slavish
prudish
boyish
somewhat; approximately
yellowish
sevenish
concerned or preoccupied with
bookish
First recorded in 1985–90; from -ish 1 ( def. ) (in the sense “somewhat”)
Middle English; Old English -isc; cognate with German -isch, Old Norse -iskr, Gothic -isks, Greek diminutive noun suffix -isk(os); akin to -esque
From French -iss-, extended stem of verbs with infinitives in -ir, ultimately from Latin -isc-, in verbs that express the beginning of an action or process
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Actually lost a very precious bracelet kilometer 75 ish in the crash if any founds it would be great!
From The Guardian • Sep. 9, 2020
So how much ish, could an in-his-prime Nicklaus have earned as a “brand ambassador” in 2020?
From Golf Digest • Jan. 21, 2020
“Look, I’m wearing this special underwear, they’re like super thick and absorbent, and kind of — ish — like a diaper, but they’re underwear,” Sam explains at length.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2019
Right, I could've chosen anything that was sort of ish.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2018
“Well, I’m glad you’re not afraid—though ish okay if you are—becaush these bugsh travel in shwarms of hundreds.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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