smartish

[ smahr-tish ]

/ ˈsmɑr tɪʃ /

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adjective

rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted: smartish answers on a quiz.

rather fashionable; fairly chic or exclusive: a smartish new restaurant.

fairly impressive or significant: a smartish number of supporters at the rally.

rather saucy or pert.

Nearby words

smart wool, smart-alec, smart-ass, smartarse, smarten, smartish, smartmouth, smartphone, smarts, smartwatch, smartweed

Origin of smartish

First recorded in 1730–40; smart + -ish¹

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Examples from the Web for smartish

When Christmas Day come, we had somethin' for dinner, but 'twa'n't much; and we had a smartish few bottles o' home-made wine.
Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer|George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)
A smartish piece of goods upon my word for Pembrokeshire; quite a London lady, eh, Miss?'
Emmeline|Charlotte Turner Smith
This evening I had company in the shape of a bagman, a smartish fellow.
A Thin Ghost and Others|M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
The morrow dawned auspiciously, very cloudy with smartish drives of wind and rain.
Ruggles of Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson

I declare I shall be just the zame as ever—may be I may buy a smartish bridle, or a zilver backy stopper, or the like o' that.
Speed the Plough|Thomas Morton