strongishadj.

Brit.

/ˈstrɒŋɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈstrɔŋɪʃ/,

/ˈstrɑŋɪʃ/

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

Etymology: < strong adj. + -ish suffix¹.

Fairly strong (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > [adjective] > qualities

mainc1450

weak1488

unserviceablea1599

new-raised?1609

unrecruited1649

regulated1650

strongish1652

steady1670

mastering1711

undisciplined1718

unbroken1720

reduced1817

sticky1898

mechanicalized1901

u/s1942

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > firm

strongOE

tough1340–70

strongish1652

stout1764

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective]

stithc1000

strongOE

fastenedOE

warneda1300

strengtheda1382

unpregnable1387

embattledc1400

enbanedc1400

warrayable14..

impregnable1430

inexpugnable1490

strengthy1513

bulwarkeda1533

unexpugnable1533

fortified1538

well-fortified1538

unwinnablec1540

forced1548

forted1566

unbatterable1576

fencible?1579

unforcible1611

impregnate1632

untakable1652

of (good) force1697

casemated1740

well-girt1756

embattled1765

strongish1821

unbreachable1866

the world > food and drink > drink > types or qualities of beverage > [adjective] > strong > somewhat

strongish1890

1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xxxvii. 235 A strongish land layd dry and warm will bare the most weightiest Hops.

1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 120 A practice lately introduced..is to baulk their turnip land on strongish soils.

1821 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 8 Jan. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1978) VIII. 18 It is a strongish post—narrow street, commanded from within—and tenable walls.

1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross II. v. 108 There was a strongish muster.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer xviii Mr. Neuchamp is restored by the exhibition of a strongish dram.

1928 Cent. Mag. Aug. 497/1 Currents in that part of the canal are usually very feeble ones, frequently changed in direction by a strongish wind.

1986 Weekend Austral. Mag. 4 Oct. 16/5 A strongish, medium amber honey, good for cooking.

2013 C. Wong Righteous Betrayal iii. 30 He was agile, light; I was slow, but I guess you can say strongish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	strongish
释义	strongishadj. Brit. /ˈstrɒŋɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈstrɔŋɪʃ/, /ˈstrɑŋɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: strong adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < strong adj. + -ish suffix¹. Fairly strong (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > [adjective] > qualities mainc1450 weak1488 unserviceablea1599 new-raised?1609 unrecruited1649 regulated1650 strongish1652 steady1670 mastering1711 undisciplined1718 unbroken1720 reduced1817 sticky1898 mechanicalized1901 u/s1942 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > firm strongOE tough1340–70 strongish1652 stout1764 society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective] stithc1000 strongOE fastenedOE warneda1300 strengtheda1382 unpregnable1387 embattledc1400 enbanedc1400 warrayable14.. impregnable1430 inexpugnable1490 strengthy1513 bulwarkeda1533 unexpugnable1533 fortified1538 well-fortified1538 unwinnablec1540 forced1548 forted1566 unbatterable1576 fencible?1579 unforcible1611 impregnate1632 untakable1652 of (good) force1697 casemated1740 well-girt1756 embattled1765 strongish1821 unbreachable1866 the world > food and drink > drink > types or qualities of beverage > [adjective] > strong > somewhat strongish1890 1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xxxvii. 235 A strongish land layd dry and warm will bare the most weightiest Hops. 1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 120 A practice lately introduced..is to baulk their turnip land on strongish soils. 1821 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 8 Jan. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1978) VIII. 18 It is a strongish post—narrow street, commanded from within—and tenable walls. 1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross II. v. 108 There was a strongish muster. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer xviii Mr. Neuchamp is restored by the exhibition of a strongish dram. 1928 Cent. Mag. Aug. 497/1 Currents in that part of the canal are usually very feeble ones, frequently changed in direction by a strongish wind. 1986 Weekend Austral. Mag. 4 Oct. 16/5 A strongish, medium amber honey, good for cooking. 2013 C. Wong Righteous Betrayal iii. 30 He was agile, light; I was slow, but I guess you can say strongish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1652
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