southernishadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌðənɪʃ/,

/ˈsʌðn̩ɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈsəðərnɪʃ/

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

Etymology: < southern adj. + -ish suffix¹.

Somewhat southern; esp. characteristic or reminiscent of the south of a particular region or country.

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1858 Charleston (S. Carolina) Mercury 28 July In regard to the matter of this league, it is scarcely so ultra or Southernish, we may say, as the constitution of the Southern Rights party.

1879 Good Words 20 279/1 She was lazy as well as good-natured, and had a southernish fear of the climate.

1925 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 205/1 An occupation which soothes his excitable, strange, southernish self.

1943 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 46 45 During cold times the qualities of the northerner become more ‘northernish’, while during warm times those of the warmer climates become more ‘southernish’.

1968 Times 5 Oct. 21/7 English girl plunged into newly independent southernish African country.

2007 D. Kaercher Parklands of Midwest 10 Here I spot the five-room, state-owned Rose Hotel, high above the river, with an inviting Southern-ish, double-tiered veranda.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	southernish
释义	southernishadj. Brit. /ˈsʌðənɪʃ/, /ˈsʌðn̩ɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈsəðərnɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: southern adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < southern adj. + -ish suffix¹. Somewhat southern; esp. characteristic or reminiscent of the south of a particular region or country. ΚΠ 1858 Charleston (S. Carolina) Mercury 28 July In regard to the matter of this league, it is scarcely so ultra or Southernish, we may say, as the constitution of the Southern Rights party. 1879 Good Words 20 279/1 She was lazy as well as good-natured, and had a southernish fear of the climate. 1925 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 205/1 An occupation which soothes his excitable, strange, southernish self. 1943 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 46 45 During cold times the qualities of the northerner become more ‘northernish’, while during warm times those of the warmer climates become more ‘southernish’. 1968 Times 5 Oct. 21/7 English girl plunged into newly independent southernish African country. 2007 D. Kaercher Parklands of Midwest 10 Here I spot the five-room, state-owned Rose Hotel, high above the river, with an inviting Southern-ish, double-tiered veranda. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858
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