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- [shawr-tish]
- /ˈʃɔr tɪʃ/
- /ˈʃɔː.tɪʃ/
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- [shawr-tish]
- /ˈʃɔr tɪʃ/
Definitions of shortish word
- adjective shortish rather short. 1
- adjective shortish Shortish means fairly short. 0
- adjective shortish not very tall; quite short 0
- adjective shortish not very long 0
- adjective shortish rather short 0
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Origin of shortish
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; short + -ish1
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Parts of speech for Shortish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shortish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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