Fairish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fairish is an adjective meaning Of moderate quality, size, etc.
Meaning
Of moderate quality, size, etc.
More Meanings
- In reasonable health and spirits, but not great.
- Of reasonable fairness; even-handed or equitable, but probably not as good as one wants.
- (of weather) Mostly mild and clement.
- (of hair or skin) Somewhat fair or light-colored.
- (dialect) A fairy.
Example Sentences
"I did pretty fairish," replied Benjamin, modestly
'It seems you'll find a fairish mess out in Austria,' said Basil.
Altogether we got a fairish lot of skins of one kind and another .
Andrew pays all the farm expenses, but the housekeeping accounts fall to me. I make a fairish amount of pin money on my poultry and some of my preserves that I send to Boston, […]
Word Forms
- fairishes
Synonyms for fairish
Depending on context, synonyms include moderate, fair, reasonable, blonde, blond.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reasonable, moderate, fair, blonde, blond, fineish.
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