ish

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adverb 1.3.1.1 Usage notes 1.3.1.2 Synonyms 1.3.1.3 Translations 1.3.2 Adjective 1.3.3 Interjection 1.3.3.1 Usage notes 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪʃ

[edit] Etymology 1

From is

[edit] Verb

ish

1. Eye dialect spelling of is.

[edit] Etymology 2

From the suffix -ish.

[edit] Adverb

ish (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) somewhat

   "How was the film?" "It was good, ish."

2. (colloquial) reasonably, fairly

   "The exam went well, ish."

3. (colloquial) about, approximately
   • 2007, Marne Davis Kellogg, Friends in High Places, page 283:

     How old are you? Fifty-ish?" / "Ish." / The color flared in her cheeks but she didn't look as though she were going to shoot me.

   • 1974, w:Kingsley Amis, Ending up‎, page 11:

     'With luck, about twelve.' 'Ah,' said Bernard. 'Twelve-thirty. Ish.'

[edit] Usage notes

This word is used in the same way as the suffix -ish,always after the word or phrase it modifies, and as a separate clause, in brackets or as a replacement for a sentence. It is used to express doubt about the complete accuracy or truth of what precedes it.

Using -ish in a non-standard way as in "Good(ish) News from Procter & Gamble: No Ad Cutback Here"[1]

[edit] Synonyms

• around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, roughly, close to

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

ish (comparative more ish, superlative most ish)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (informal) In an unspecified state.

   I'm a bit ish today."

[edit] Interjection

ish

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (colloquial) Adds -ish to the object of the question.

   "Do you come here often?" "Ish."

[edit] Usage notes

• This is often used as a euphemism for a bad state.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of his , His
• IHS
• shi