narrowishadj.

Brit.

/ˈnarəʊɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈnɛrəwɪʃ/

Forms: 1800s– narrish (English regional (north-eastern)), 1800s– narrowish.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: narrow adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < narrow adj. + -ish suffix¹.

Somewhat narrow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > lack of breadth or narrowness > [adjective] > somewhat

narrowish1823

narrowy1858

1823 R. H. Froude Remains (1838) I. 164 The parsonage is situated in a steep and narrowish glen.

1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. App. 334 Pope's partial failure I was prepared for; less for the narrowish limits visible in Milton and others.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 594 At the head of a rock ridge in a narrowish depression.

1958 R. Liddell Morea ii. viii. 194 A narrowish valley.

2001 This is Brighton & Hove (Nexis) 14 Aug. In a narrowish street such as this, there was already a problem of insanitariness..before the street was revamped.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	narrowish
释义	narrowishadj. Brit. /ˈnarəʊɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈnɛrəwɪʃ/ Forms: 1800s– narrish (English regional (north-eastern)), 1800s– narrowish. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: narrow adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < narrow adj. + -ish suffix¹. Somewhat narrow. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > lack of breadth or narrowness > [adjective] > somewhat narrowish1823 narrowy1858 1823 R. H. Froude Remains (1838) I. 164 The parsonage is situated in a steep and narrowish glen. 1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. App. 334 Pope's partial failure I was prepared for; less for the narrowish limits visible in Milton and others. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 594 At the head of a rock ridge in a narrowish depression. 1958 R. Liddell Morea ii. viii. 194 A narrowish valley. 2001 This is Brighton & Hove (Nexis) 14 Aug. In a narrowish street such as this, there was already a problem of insanitariness..before the street was revamped. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823
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