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briefish

briefish adjective: somewhat brief.

Adjective

briefish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat brief.
    • Greyhound racing was an inter-war phenomenon that, like speedway, enjoyed a briefish golden age after the war, peaking as early as 1946, when total attendances of 30 million were not far short of football and the night of the Greyhound Derby at White City stadium coincided with no fewer than 44...2010, David Kynaston, Family Britain, 1951-1957

Origin of briefish

From brief + -ish.

Questions about briefish

What does briefish mean?
Briefish means somewhat brief.
What part of speech is briefish?
Briefish is an adjective.

Words near briefish in the dictionary

  1. briefing against
  2. briefing note
  3. briefing notes
  4. Briefingate
  5. briefings
  6. briefish
  7. briefless
  8. brieflessly
  9. brieflessness
  10. briefly
  11. briefman

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