fairish

[ fair-ish ]

/ ˈfɛər ɪʃ /

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adjective

moderately good, large, or well: a fairish income.

moderately light in color: a fairish complexion.

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Nearby words

fairfield, fairground, fairhaven, fairily, fairing, fairish, fairlead, fairly, fairmont, fairness, fairness doctrine

Origin of fairish

First recorded in 1605–15; fair¹ + -ish¹

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Examples from the Web for fairish

I have been over it a fairish number of times, but I have never been able to get the hang of it.
Three Men in a Boat|Jerome K. Jerome
In winter the times is bad, but in summer we gets on fairish, and there ain't nothing to grumble about.
By Sheer Pluck|G. A. Henty
It was a business as had been established some time—a fairish business it was.
The Revolution in Tanner's Lane|Mark Rutherford
On the whole, it's a fairish game: you know the odds against you, as you don't on the Turf or the Bourse.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith

A couple of fairish paddles were chipped out of bits of driftwood, and a towline a hundred feet long was made of lariats.
Overland|John William De Forest

British Dictionary definitions for fairish

fairish

/ (ˈfɛərɪʃ) /

adjective

moderately good, well, etc

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

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