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so-soish, a.
Also so-so-ish.
[f. so-so.]
Somewhat so-so; rather indifferent.
1819Keats Let. 15 Apr. (1931) II. 353 Do you and the miss Birkbecks get groggy on any thing—a little so so ish so as to be obliged to be seen home with a Lantern[?]. 1826M. Wilmot Let. 13 Jan. (1935) 231 Major F[alconer] goes on so, so, ish, and poor dear Bessy out of spirits. 1835Tait's Mag. II. 475 An imitation of..an old Scotch ballad—very so-so-ish. 1847Illustr. Lond. News 4 Sept. 158/2 The jumping was only so-so-ish. 1888Farjeon Miser Farebrother xiii, I like him, just a little, in a so-soish way.
Hence so-soishly adv.
1842Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. V. 236/2 Many..views being uninteresting in subject,..and but very so-soishly engraved. |