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nearish

nearish adjective: somewhat near.

Adjective

nearish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat near

Origin of nearish

From near + -ish.

Questions about nearish

What does nearish mean?
Nearish means somewhat near.
What part of speech is nearish?
Nearish is an adjective.

Words near nearish in the dictionary

  1. nearfield
  2. nearfields
  3. nearhand
  4. nearing
  5. Nearings
  6. nearish
  7. nearlier
  8. nearliest
  9. nearline
  10. nearliness
  11. nearling

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