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dimmish

dimmish adjective: somewhat dim.

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
    • The airport buildings were in darkness except for a few dimmish lights in the lounge.1982, Lawrence Durrell, chapter 6, in Constance, New York: Viking, page 144

Forms of dimmish

comparativemore dimmish
superlativemost dimmish

Origin of dimmish

From dim + -ish.

Questions about dimmish

What does dimmish mean?
Dimmish means somewhat dim.
What part of speech is dimmish?
Dimmish is an adjective.

Words near dimmish in the dictionary

  1. Dimmicks
  2. dimmie
  3. dimmies
  4. dimming
  5. dimmings
  6. dimmish
  7. dimmit
  8. Dimmit County
  9. dimmities
  10. dimmits
  11. Dimmitt

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