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Definition -ish in American English

-ish suffix

suffix
/ɪʃ/
1

used with the names of places to make adjectives and nouns meaning relating to a particular place or describing someone who comes from a particular place

Example

Swedish

Example

the Irish

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2

used with some nouns to make adjectives describing a quality that someone or something has

Example

an impish grin

Example

childish behavior

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Example

a bluish tint

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Example

We'll have lunch around one-ish.

Example

"How old is she?" "I don't know. Fortyish, I guess."

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Definition -ish in American English