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ready-ish

ready-ish

1 8.7
Almost finished but still needing a little more time
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɛdi ɪʃ/
  • Informal
: casi listo
  • I'm feeling ready-ish, but I could use a few more minutes to finish up.

Examples

  • We left for the airport when we were only ready-ish, so we forgot a few things.

  • She feels ready-ish to start the project.

  • Are you ready-ish for your presentation, or do you need more time?

  • I'm ready-ish for the meeting.

  • Are you ready-ish for your presentation, or do you need more time?

  • I'm feeling ready-ish, but I could use a few more minutes to finish up.

  • We left for the airport when we were only ready-ish, so we forgot a few things.

Antonyms

unprepared
68 2.8

Not ready for something because the things you need or a plan are missing

unready
2 4.5

Not prepared and slow to understand or react

How Ready

all set
  • Informal
209 1.6
ready
∞ 1.0
ready-ish
  • Informal
1 8.7
unprepared
68 2.8

Surface Forms

ready-ish positive

Morphology

ready-ish = ready (transparent) = ready + ish

The colloquial suffix '-ish' straightforwardly means 'somewhat' or 'approximately', so the meaning is directly derived from 'ready' + '-ish'.

Etymology

Ready-ish joins ready ('prepared') with the ending -ish ('somewhat' or 'kind of'). Think of words like greenish or tallish: the -ish part means 'a little like', so ready-ish means 'somewhat ready', almost but not fully prepared.