greatishadj.
/ˈɡreɪtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈɡreɪdɪʃ/ Great or large to some degree.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > considerable in amount or degree
goodeOE
fairOE
goodlyc1275
largea1375
no littlea1413
substantial1413
unleast?1440
prettya1475
reasonablea1500
substantious1545
substantive1575
sensible1581
pretty and ——1596
goody1597
greatish1611
considerable1651
sonsy1721
respectable1736
smart1750
quite a little ——1763
gey1796
smartish1799
canny1805
serious1810
right smart1825
dunnamuch1831
snug1833
tidy1839
bonnyish1855
largish1872
a nice little ——1891
significant1898
healthy1901
beaucoup1917
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective]
goodOE
winlyOE
snella1000
winc1275
boonc1325
cleana1375
tidya1375
positivea1398
comelyc1400
kindc1400
kindly?a1425
well-formeda1425
trim?a1513
wally?a1513
bonnya1525
delicatea1533
goodlike1562
sappy1563
bein1567
rum1567
benedict1576
warrantable1581
true (also good, sure) as touch1590
goodlisomea1603
respectable1603
clever1738
amusing1753
plummy1787
bone1793
brickish1843
mooi1850
ryebuck1859
spandy1868
greatisha1871
healthy1878
popular1884
beefy1903
onkus1910
quies1919
cushty1929
high-powered1969
not shabby1975
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grandet,..Biggish, greatish.
1678 D. Manly Hexham's Woorden-boeck (rev. ed.) Groot achtigh, Greatish, or somwhat Great.
1829 Morning Post 31 Oct. Dickinson, having a greatish hammer in his left hand, took it into his right and struck upwards as hard as he could.
1870 F. P. Verney Lettice Lisle iv. 41 ‘You do a greatish deal, Gabriel, up and down’ said the child.
a1871 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. 185 I now..see it had been, as she called it, ‘a great success’, and greatish of its kind.
1996 C. Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men 36 ‘What was she like?’ ‘Great. Greatish. She's a bit like him, big shy thing.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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