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单词 highish
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highishadj.

Brit. /ˈhʌɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈhaɪɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high adj., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < high adj. + -ish suffix1.
Somewhat high (in various senses).
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the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective]
highOE
high-seta1382
sovereigna1425
airy1565
sublime?1567
haughty1570
supernal1599
aerial1608
upward1622
high-top1653
superincumbent1659
supern1703
highish1778
high-up1831
high-level1842
altitudinous1868
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > somewhat
highish1778
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > of high or great importance > of rank
muchc1275
huge1430
highish1828
high-ranking1850
1778 J. Cook Jrnl. 26 Apr. (1967) III. i. 311 Their face is rather broad and flat, with highish Cheek bones.
1785 W. Marshall Planting & Ornamental Gardening 465 Gather it up into a highish round ridge or land, and thus let it lie till the time of planting.
1828 C. Lamb Lett. (1935) III. 186 A friend nameless, but highish in office.
1850 Horticulturalist Jan. 339/1 They can always command a highish price for very fine sorts and for new ones.
1884 Queen Victoria More Leaves 56 On a highish point called after me ‘The Queen's View’.
1907 Daily Chron. 12 Dec. 7/4 At least half the members should be elected on some highish franchise.
1922 Everybody's Feb. 125/1 He'd always a highish voice, talked as gentlemen talks.
1968 A. Powell Mil. Philosophers iii. 142 I conducted him to a general of highish status.
2001 I. J. Deary Intelligence p. xii The correlation is probably around 0.5, a highish positive correlation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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