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neatish

/ˈniːtɪʃ/

neatish adjective: characteristic of or resembling a neat; bovine.

Adjective (1)

neatish (comparative more neatish, superlative most neatish)

  1. Characteristic of or resembling a neat; bovine.
    • We walked down and had a peep into the stables, saw a neatish hunter or two, and two mares, which appeared clippers.1841, The New Sporting Magazine, page 100
    • "Neatish horse," at length observed he, half to himself, half to our friend; "neatish horse — lightish of bone below the knee, […]"1858, Robert Smith Surtees, John Leech, "Ask Mamma," Or, The Richest Commoner in England

Adjective (2)

neatish (comparative more neatish, superlative most neatish)

  1. Somewhat neat.

Forms of neatish

comparativemore neatish
superlativemost neatish

Origin of neatish

From Middle English netish, netiss, equivalent to neat (“bovine”) + -ish.

From neat + -ish.

Questions about neatish

What does neatish mean?
Neatish means characteristic of or resembling a neat; bovine.
What part of speech is neatish?
Neatish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce neatish?
Neatish is pronounced /ˈniːtɪʃ/.

Words near neatish in the dictionary

  1. neathouses
  2. neatified
  3. neatifies
  4. neatify
  5. neatifying
  6. neatish
  7. neatlier
  8. neatliest
  9. neatline
  10. neatlines
  11. neatly

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