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   -ish

   /iSH/

   

   suffix

   • 1. (forming adjectives from nouns) having the qualities or characteristics of: "apish"
   • ▪ (forming adjectives) of nationality or religious or ethnic group: "Swedish"
   • 2. (forming adjectives from adjectives) somewhat: "yellowish"
   • ▪ (forming adjectives) denoting an approximate age or time of day: informal "sixish"

   Word Origin Old English-isc, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse -iskr, German and Dutch -isch, also to Greek -iskos (suffix forming diminutive nouns).

   Scrabble Points: 6

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