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betterish

betterish adjective: somewhat better; of somewhat superior sort.

Adjective

betterish (comparative more betterish, superlative most betterish)

  1. Somewhat better; of somewhat superior sort.

Forms of betterish

comparativemore betterish
superlativemost betterish

Origin of betterish

From better + -ish.

Questions about betterish

What does betterish mean?
Betterish means somewhat better; of somewhat superior sort.
What part of speech is betterish?
Betterish is an adjective.

Words near betterish in the dictionary

  1. Betteridge's Law
  2. Betteridge's law of headlines
  3. bettering
  4. bettering house
  5. betterings
  6. betterish
  7. betterment
  8. betterments
  9. bettermost
  10. bettern't
  11. betterness

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