fairish

[ fair-ish ]

/ ˈfɛər ɪʃ /

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adjective

moderately good, large, or well: a fairish income.

moderately light in color: a fairish complexion.

Origin of fairish

First recorded in 1605–15; fair¹ + -ish¹

Words nearby fairish

fair-haired, fair-haired boy, Fairhaven, fairily, fairing, fairish, Fair Isle, Fair Lawn, fairlead, fair list, fairly

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Example sentences from the Web for fairish

I have been over it a fairish number of times, but I have never been able to get the hang of it.
Three Men in a Boat|Jerome K. Jerome
In winter the times is bad, but in summer we gets on fairish, and there ain't nothing to grumble about.
By Sheer Pluck|G. A. Henty
It was a business as had been established some time—a fairish business it was.
The Revolution in Tanner's Lane|Mark Rutherford
On the whole, it's a fairish game: you know the odds against you, as you don't on the Turf or the Bourse.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith

A couple of fairish paddles were chipped out of bits of driftwood, and a towline a hundred feet long was made of lariats.
Overland|John William De Forest

British Dictionary definitions for fairish

fairish

/ (ˈfɛərɪʃ) /

adjective

moderately good, well, etc

(of the hair, complexion, etc) moderately light in colour

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单词	fairish
释义	fairish [ fair-ish ] / ˈfɛər ɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fairish ON THESAURUS.COM adjective moderately good, large, or well: a fairish income. moderately light in color: a fairish complexion. Origin of fairish First recorded in 1605–15; fair¹ + -ish¹ Words nearby fairish fair-haired, fair-haired boy, Fairhaven, fairily, fairing, fairish, Fair Isle, Fair Lawn, fairlead, fair list, fairly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fairish I have been over it a fairish number of times, but I have never been able to get the hang of it. Three Men in a Boat\|Jerome K. Jerome In winter the times is bad, but in summer we gets on fairish, and there ain't nothing to grumble about. By Sheer Pluck\|G. A. Henty It was a business as had been established some time—a fairish business it was. The Revolution in Tanner's Lane\|Mark Rutherford On the whole, it's a fairish game: you know the odds against you, as you don't on the Turf or the Bourse. The Amazing Marriage, Complete\|George Meredith A couple of fairish paddles were chipped out of bits of driftwood, and a towline a hundred feet long was made of lariats. Overland\|John William De Forest British Dictionary definitions for fairish fairish / (ˈfɛərɪʃ) / adjective moderately good, well, etc (of the hair, complexion, etc) moderately light in colour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fairish decent, so-so, middling, undistinguished, uninspired, second-rate, ordinary, dull, inferior, intermediate, mediocre, passable, run-of-the-mill, respectable, satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, par, commonplace, fair
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fairish

adjective

Origin of fairish

Words nearby fairish

Example sentences from the Web for fairish

British Dictionary definitions for fairish

adjective

Words related to fairish