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fairish

American  
[fair-ish] / ˈfɛər ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. moderately good, large, or well.

    a fairish income.

  2. moderately light in color.

    a fairish complexion.


fairish British  
/ ˈfɛərɪʃ /

adjective

  1. moderately good, well, etc

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

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Etymology

Origin of fairish

First recorded in 1605–15; fair 1 + -ish 1

Example Sentences

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A fairish number of "parents" are disposed of before Lieberman finally catches up with and confronts the wicked Mengele in a Pennsylvania farmhouse.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suddenly, to the amazement of Marine pilots and mechanics, a Japanese twin-engined bomber, its wheels still retracted, glided in and scraped down the runway to a fairish belly landing.

From Time Magazine Archive

By luck and good conduct he had managed to get the wee boat a fairish way out.

From Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. by Duncan, Norman

With the eggs it should make a fairish meal.

From Peggy Owen at Yorktown by Madison, Lucy Foster

Yes—but there are some fairish lumps even in soft coal.

From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)