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
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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
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.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Theodore Ayrault Dodge
Our sport was good, and the fun we had fairish.
From Wild Adventures in Wild Places by Gordon Stables
With him it is never warm, but warmish; the bluest sky is bluish; a June day, fairish; a twenty-mile walk, longish.
From Horace Chase by Constance Fenimore Woolson
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