shortish

short·ish

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shawr-tish]
- /ˈʃɔr tɪʃ/
- /ˈʃɔː.tɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shortish

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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