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单词 pleasantish
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pleasantishadj.

Brit. /ˈplɛzntɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈplɛzn(t)ɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pleasant adj., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < pleasant adj. + -ish suffix1.
Moderately pleasant.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] > somewhat pleasant
pleasantish1764
pleasantsome1836
1764 C. F. Esberger Jrnl. 10 Oct. (1902) 22 Pleasantish Morning.
1832 Fraser's Mag. 5 97 His eye has a pleasantish twinkle.
1899 H. James Let. 19 May (1920) I. 318 I'm here in a warmish, quietish, emptyish, pleasantish..Rome.
1970 Times 23 Oct. 10/7 Can Britain..remain a greenish and pleasantish land?
2002 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 1 Aug. 71 Laughably lacking in fruit although dry and pleasantish.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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