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commonish

commonish adjective: somewhat common or vulgar.

Adjective

commonish (comparative more commonish, superlative most commonish)

  1. Somewhat common or vulgar.
    • His mother, you know, was a commonish sort of person.1855, Ann Sophia Stephens, The old homestead, page 248

Forms of commonish

comparativemore commonish
superlativemost commonish

Origin of commonish

From common + -ish.

Questions about commonish

What does commonish mean?
Commonish means somewhat common or vulgar.
What part of speech is commonish?
Commonish is an adjective.

Words near commonish in the dictionary

  1. commonisation
  2. commonisations
  3. commonise
  4. commonised
  5. commonises
  6. commonish
  7. commonising
  8. commonition
  9. commonitions
  10. commonitory
  11. commonization

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