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narrowish

narrowish

3.7
A little narrower than usual
  • adjective
  • /ˈnɛroʊɪʃ/
  • Informal
translation icon : estrecho

Examples

  • I'm thinking of putting something green and a little bit more narrow right here.

  • It's a very thin and narrow, so you could get really precise.

  • So it's one of those little tiny narrow card looking SSDs.

  • There was nothing thing in this area and it's kind of a narrow ish flower bed.

  • The narrowish path led us through the dense forest, making it hard to walk side by side.

  • She chose a narrowish boat that was perfect for navigating the narrow rivers.

  • The artist painted a narrowish landscape that emphasized the tall trees flanking the road.

Synonyms

thin
vsnarrowish
420 1.0

Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice

is milder, referring to a small reduction rather than pronounced thinness
narrow
vsnarrowish
290 1.0

Having little distance between two sides

is only somewhat less wide than average rather than clearly small
slim
vsnarrowish
60 1.0

Thin and with little body fat

is about slight narrowness in size or range, not specifically bodily build
razor-thin
vsnarrowish
7 4.4

Very small in amount or size, often for close results

is less extreme, meaning only a slight decrease in width or size
strait
vsnarrowish
  • Archaic
1 9.1

Narrow with little space from one side to the other

is milder, indicating only a slight reduction in width or range
narrow-bodied
vsnarrowish
5.6

A thing that has a thin shape compared with others of the same type

is about being only a bit less wide overall, not strongly narrow

How Narrow

narrow
181 2.6
narrowish
  • Informal
3.7
broad
224 1.0

Surface Forms

narrowish positive

Morphology

narrowish = narrow (transparent) = narrow + ish

The adjective 'narrow' plus the productive suffix '-ish' meaning 'somewhat' yields the predictable meaning 'somewhat narrow'.

Etymology

The word narrowish is made from narrow, meaning 'not wide', plus the ending -ish, meaning 'a little' or 'somewhat'. So, narrowish means 'somewhat narrow' and is used when something is not completely narrow but a bit smaller or thinner than usual.