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afternoonish

afternoonish adjective: resembling or characteristic of afternoon.

Adjective

afternoonish (comparative more afternoonish, superlative most afternoonish)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of afternoon.
    • an afternoonish light

Adverb

afternoonish (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Around the time of afternoon.
    • I'll see you Wednesday afternoonish.

Forms of afternoonish

comparativemore afternoonish
superlativemost afternoonish

Origin of afternoonish

From afternoon + -ish.

Questions about afternoonish

What does afternoonish mean?
Afternoonish means resembling or characteristic of afternoon.
What part of speech is afternoonish?
Afternoonish can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near afternoonish in the dictionary

  1. afternoone
  2. afternooner
  3. afternooners
  4. afternoones
  5. afternoonified
  6. afternoonish
  7. afternoons
  8. afternote
  9. afternotes
  10. afterpain
  11. afterpains

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