lightish

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[ lahy-tish ]

adjective
  1. rather light in color.

Origin of lightish

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First recorded in 1650–60; light1 + -ish1

Words Nearby lightish

Other definitions for lightish (2 of 2)

lightish2
[ lahy-tish ]

adjective
  1. rather light in weight.

Origin of lightish

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How to use lightish in a sentence

  • Has lightish hair and pretty tall and lanky, and carrying a shiny black bag with him.

    Gallegher and Other Stories | Richard Harding Davis
  • Mr. Aslett was dressed in a lightish brown coat, his hair being full powdered.

  • The thorax is adorned with four lightish yellow spots, and its hind part, as well as its antenn and wings, are of the same colour.

    The Insect World | Louis Figuier
  • Fruit large, skin yellowish, shaded land striped with crimson, and sprinkled with lightish dots.

    Soil Culture | J. H. Walden
  • He had not seen that particular lightish-blue dress before—nor the coquettish harmonizing hat.

    The Grain Of Dust | David Graham Phillips