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downish

UK/ˈdaʊnɪʃ/

downish adjective: feeling somewhat depressed.

Adjective

downish (comparative more downish, superlative most downish)

  1. Feeling somewhat depressed.

Forms of downish

comparativemore downish
superlativemost downish

Origin of downish

From down + -ish.

Words that rhyme with downish

Questions about downish

What does downish mean?
Downish means feeling somewhat depressed.
What part of speech is downish?
Downish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce downish?
Downish is pronounced /ˈdaʊnɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near downish in the dictionary

  1. Downing effect
  2. Downing Street
  3. downing tools
  4. downings
  5. Downingtown
  6. downish
  7. downladder
  8. downland
  9. downlands
  10. downlead
  11. downleads

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