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-ish

suffix (QUITE)
 
 
/-ɪʃ/

Definition

used to form adjectives to give the meaning to some degree; fairly: He had a sort of reddish beard. She was oldish - about 60, I'd say. We'll start at sevenish (= about seven o'clock).Approximate
(Definition of -ish suffix (QUITE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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