Sameish

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Basically the same; somewhat similar; rather alike.

    "They all look alike, have about the same tone and the same color, and indeed they are very sameish all around."

  2. 2
    Run-of-the-mill; ordinary; usual.

    "Otherwise, with the sameish meals and the utterly sameish pattern, the patternless days, I might lose count, lose my bearings, they might trick me."

  3. 3
    Dull; drab; boring; typical; not exciting.

    "For example, readers might say they love a post you've written on headlines, because they're finding that their headlines are becoming stale and “sameish.”"

Example

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"They all look alike, have about the same tone and the same color, and indeed they are very sameish all around."

Etymology

From same + -ish.

Related phrases

run of mill

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