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fairish

[ fair-ish ]

adjective

  1. moderately good, large, or well:

    a fairish income.

  2. moderately light in color:

    a fairish complexion.



ˈfairish

/ ˈfɛərɪʃ /

adjective

  1. moderately good, well, etc
  2. (of the hair, complexion, etc) moderately light in colour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fairish1

First recorded in 1605–15; fair 1 + -ish 1
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Example Sentences

A couple of fairish paddles were chipped out of bits of driftwood, and a towline a hundred feet long was made of lariats.

Tell him I can give him some fairish shooting, and will do all I can to make you both comfortable.

"Fairish," the other replied evasively; and Taylor grew suspicious.

The majority were Russian and French with a fairish sprinkling of Belgians.

On the whole, it's a fairish game: you know the odds against you, as you don't on the Turf or the Bourse.

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