smallish

[smaw-lish]

adjective

1. rather small.

Word History and Origins

Origin of smallish¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; small, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

A smallish example is water companies in the United Kingdom, where years of strong performance masked budding problems with pollution and customer dissatisfaction.

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Solvang, about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, has about 20 hotels and most are smallish and independent.

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While the £700m-£1bn a year it raises in the UK is smallish beer, since the UK and France introduced a hit to big tech's revenues, many other countries have followed suit.

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McCormick finds the smallish, hook-beaked birds by listening for their distinctive calls.

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She’s one of the best features in a smallish role in “Migration” and she’s an artful scene-stealer in “Panda 4.”

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Related Words

• cramped 
• diminutive 
• undersized