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单词 coolish
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coolishadj.

Brit. /ˈkuːlɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈkulɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cool adj., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < cool adj. + -ish suffix1.
Somewhat cool (in various senses).
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > cool > somewhat
coolish1715
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [adjective] > applied to sensations of the tongue
firish1568
cool1589
fieriness1675
coolish1768
the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lukewarm or lacking enthusiasm
coolOE
luke1340
tepid1513
lukewarmc1522
unearnest1542
spiritless1566
zeallessa1594
faint1596
unfiery1598
tepidous1607
Laodicean1633
heartless1636
unzealous1643
slight1660
unenthusiastic1805
teporous1821
coolish1850
ice-cool1891
demotivated1963
meh2007
1715 J. Delacoste tr. H. Boerhaave Aphorisms 90 Making the Air of the Room coolish and dry.
1759 O. Goldsmith in Busy Body 13 Oct. 16 The nights began to grow a little coolish.
1768 D. Monro in Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 495 This salt tastes coolish on the tongue.
1835 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 22 June in Amer. Notebks. (1972) i. 6 It was a coolish day.
1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 423/1 My zeal is getting coolish.
1936 B. Johnston Let. 24 July in Lett. Home 1926–45 (1998) 185 8000 feet up, 70° or 80° all day, coolish at night.
1978 D. Bogarde Snakes & Ladders xiii. 279 May perhaps, when it's still coolish.
1999 Sat. Night (Toronto) May 31/1 Pawnshops are popping up like toadstools in prime spaces where bookstores and coolish cafés used to be.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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