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dimish

dimish is the archaic form of dimmish.

Meaning of dimmish

Adjective

dimmish (comparative more dimmish, superlative most dimmish)

  1. Somewhat dim.
    • […] there is a great shut-in meadow […] and as the sun goes down it is dimmish in there, but away up against the sky you see the big peaks towering up and shining bright and vivid in the sun […]1907, Mark Twain, chapter 4, in A Horse’s Tale, New York: Harper, page 28

Forms of dimish

comparativemore dimish
superlativemost dimish

Origin of dimish

From dim + -ish.

Questions about dimish

What is dimish the archaic form of?
Dimish is the archaic form of dimmish.

Words near dimish in the dictionary

  1. diminutized
  2. diminutizes
  3. diminutizing
  4. diminutol
  5. dimiracetam
  6. dimish
  7. dimission
  8. dimissions
  9. dimissorial
  10. dimissory
  11. dimit

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