deadishadj.
/ˈdɛdɪʃ/ Now rare.
Somewhat dead (in various senses).
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the world > matter > liquid > fact of being still or not flowing > [adjective] > somewhat
deadisha1450
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > rendered physically insensible > somewhat
deadish1562
numby1603
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > insipidity > [adjective]
wallowc897
smatchless?c1225
unsavoury?c1225
fresha1398
savourlessa1398
wearish1398
wershed1398
fond?c1430
unsavoured1435
palled1440
mildc1450
walsh1513
wallowish1548
dead1552
waterish1566
cold1585
flatten1594
seasonless1595
wersha1599
blown1600
flash1601
fatuous1608
tasteless1611
flat1617
insipid1620
ingustable1623
flashy1625
flatted1626
saltless1633
gustless1636
remiss1655
rheumatical1655
untasteable1656
vapid1656
exolete1657
distasted1662
vappous1673
insulse1676
toothless1679
mawkisha1697
intastable1701
waugh1703
impoignant1733
flavourless1736
instimulating1740
deadish1742
mawky1755
brineless1791
wishy-washy1791
keestless1802
shilpit1814
wish-washy1814
sapidless1821
silent1826
slushy1839
bland1878
spendsavour1879
wish-wash1896
dolled1917
spiceless1980
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > beer > [adjective] > qualities
strengthful1584
shire1721
deadish1742
entire1742
foxed1743
maltless1828
quarred1871
cocktail1888
fretty1897
light-struck1908
skunked1970
cask-conditioned1975
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > non-resonance > [adjective]
deada1533
sullen1599
wooden1609
flat1626
shallow1626
lumpish1742
dowf1768
toneless1773
deadish1783
insonorous1795
tubby1807
veiled1816
puffy1832
narrow-toned1865
woolly1872
woody1875
dull1878
irresonant1899
a1450 Fysshynge wyth Angle (1883) 11 The browne colour seruyth for that water that is blacke dedisshe in ryuers or in other waters.
1562 W. Bullein Dial. Sorenes f. 10, in Bulwarke of Defence When thei seme to bee colde, pale, deddishe, or partelie not felte.
1611 A. Stafford Niobe 186 The lips put on a deadish paleness.
1697 R. Pierce Bath Mem. ii. ii. 264 His left Arm and Hand were numb'd and deadish.
1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 55 To recover deadish Beer.
1783 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 73 368 It beat out flat, yielded a deadish sound, and became fluid in less than a minute.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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