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fairish

fairish

1 6.1
Reasonably good but not great
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɛrɪʃ/
: razonable
  • He earns a fairish wage working at the factory.

Examples

  • We had a fairish chance of winning the game, despite being the underdogs.

  • The weather was fairish for our picnic—neither perfectly sunny nor particularly rainy.

  • The weather today is fairish for a picnic.

  • She has a fairish complexion that suits her well.

  • The weather was fairish for our picnic—neither perfectly sunny nor particularly rainy.

  • We had a fairish chance of winning the game, despite being the underdogs.

  • He earns a fairish wage working at the factory.

Synonyms

fair
vsfairish
328 1.0

Average in quality or amount, neither very good nor bad

focuses on degree rather than neutral average quality
reasonable
vsfairish
179 2.2

A moderate amount or size that is not extreme

is slightly milder showing modest rather than clear moderation

How Good

excellent
∞ 1.0
good
∞ 1.0
fair
328 1.0
fairish
1 6.1
mediocre
94 4.8
poor
555 1.0

Surface Forms

fairish positive

Morphology

fairish = fair (transparent) = fair + ish

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ish' meaning 'somewhat' to the adjective 'fair', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Fairish is made from fair and the ending -ish; fair long ago meant 'good' or 'just', and -ish means 'somewhat', as in 'smallish' or 'greenish', so fairish means 'moderately fair' or 'somewhat good'.