Neatish

//ˈniːtɪʃ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of or resembling a neat; bovine.

    "We walked down and had a peep into the stables, saw a neatish hunter or two, and two mares, which appeared clippers."

  2. 2
    Somewhat neat.

Synonyms

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bovinebovine

Example

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"We walked down and had a peep into the stables, saw a neatish hunter or two, and two mares, which appeared clippers."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English netish, netiss, equivalent to neat (“bovine”) + -ish.

Etymology 2

From neat + -ish.

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