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fairish

[ fair-ish ]

adjective

  1. moderately good, large, or well:

    a fairish income.

  2. moderately light in color:

    a fairish complexion.



ˈڲ

/ ˈɛəɪʃ /

adjective

  1. moderately good, well, etc
  2. (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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fairish1

First recorded in 1605–15; fair 1 + -ish 1
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A young boy passed by me, barefoot, sooty black with dirt, his blue eyes and fairish hair suggesting his normal complexion underneath was also fair; a grubby T-shirt and short trousers clothed his angular frame.

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While most people stopping to watch and photograph the Great Wheel on Friday said they were happy about the waterfront addition, downtown resident Linda Mitchell remained skeptical, saying Seattle's wheel was "a little country fairish."

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If you think you can sit a fairish jump, probably the best plan is to follow the hounds in a quiet way some day, if it happens to be in their season.

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With him it is never warm, but warmish; the bluest sky is bluish; a June day, fairish; a twenty-mile walk, longish.

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Behind the fort there is a hill, fairish high.

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