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-ish
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-ish
(adjective suffix)
-ish
adjective suffix
-ish
adjective suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -ISH
:
almost or approximately
The car is
greenish
. [=the car is a color that is almost green]
She looks to be about
fiftyish
. [=she looks like she is around 50 years old]
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