smartish

smart·ish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [smahr-tish]
- /ˈsmɑr tɪʃ/
- /ˈsmɑːtɪʃ /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [smahr-tish]
- /ˈsmɑr tɪʃ/

Definitions of smartish word

adjective smartish rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted: smartish answers on a quiz. 1
adjective smartish rather fashionable; fairly chic or exclusive: a smartish new restaurant. 1
adjective smartish fairly impressive or significant: a smartish number of supporters at the rally. 1
adjective smartish rather saucy or pert. 1

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Origin of smartish

First appearance:

before 1730

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1730-40; smart + -ish1

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Parts of speech for Smartish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Smartish

smartish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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