plainishadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪnɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪnɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plain adj.², -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < plain adj.² + -ish suffix¹.

A. adv.

Somewhat plainly. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > [adverb] > clear

brightOE

bremelya1375

clearly1382

plainish1833

1833 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 171 [You] hear rather plainish A sound that's champaignish.

B. adj.

Rather plain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective]

unfairc888

unhonestc1384

unlovesomec1390

uncomelya1400

unfreelya1400

unlovelyc1400

unbeautiful1495

beautiless1531

unpretty1562

unhandsomea1586

loveless1601

featureless1609

invenust1623

unhighted?1630

unbeauteousa1660

plain1675

wanliesum1818

unbonny1830

ordinary1847

plainish1856

unsonsy1894

1856 Littell's Living Age 22 Mar. 747/1 Do you see that old, plainish woman, with such black hair and eyebrows?

1889 R. Boldrewood Robbery under Arms (new ed.) vi. 42 His [sc. the horse's] head was plainish, but clean and bony, and his eye was big and well opened.

1894 Athenæum 10 Feb. 176/1 A fresh, honest, plainish English girl.

1938 M. Armstrong Fanny Kemble xxvi. 359 She..would be seen trailing a white embroidered silk over wet grass at a garden party, or appearing in a plainish frock at a ball.

2003 Townsville (Queensland) Bull. (Nexis) 20 Feb. 25 A simple roast with little enhancement except for a plainish stuffing and the addition of crisp and caramelised root vegetables.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plainish
释义	plainishadv.adj. Brit. /ˈpleɪnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpleɪnɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plain adj.², -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < plain adj.² + -ish suffix¹. A. adv. Somewhat plainly. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > [adverb] > clear brightOE bremelya1375 clearly1382 plainish1833 1833 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 171 [You] hear rather plainish A sound that's champaignish. B. adj. Rather plain. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] unfairc888 unhonestc1384 unlovesomec1390 uncomelya1400 unfreelya1400 unlovelyc1400 unbeautiful1495 beautiless1531 unpretty1562 unhandsomea1586 loveless1601 featureless1609 invenust1623 unhighted?1630 unbeauteousa1660 plain1675 wanliesum1818 unbonny1830 ordinary1847 plainish1856 unsonsy1894 1856 Littell's Living Age 22 Mar. 747/1 Do you see that old, plainish woman, with such black hair and eyebrows? 1889 R. Boldrewood Robbery under Arms (new ed.) vi. 42 His [sc. the horse's] head was plainish, but clean and bony, and his eye was big and well opened. 1894 Athenæum 10 Feb. 176/1 A fresh, honest, plainish English girl. 1938 M. Armstrong Fanny Kemble xxvi. 359 She..would be seen trailing a white embroidered silk over wet grass at a garden party, or appearing in a plainish frock at a ball. 2003 Townsville (Queensland) Bull. (Nexis) 20 Feb. 25 A simple roast with little enhancement except for a plainish stuffing and the addition of crisp and caramelised root vegetables. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1833
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