fairish
Americanadjective
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moderately good, large, or well.
a fairish income.
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moderately light in color.
a fairish complexion.
adjective
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moderately good, well, etc
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(of the hair, complexion, etc) moderately light in colour
Etymology
Origin of fairish
Example Sentences
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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
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
"For all I know to the contrary, it's a fairish sort of street, not so fust-class as some others I could name, but there's a few decent people living in it."
From The Childerbridge Mystery by Boothby, Guy Newell
Well, Maudie is fairish and Julia is darkish.
From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by Winter, John Strange
Tell him I can give him some fairish shooting, and will do all I can to make you both comfortable.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
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