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new-ish

new-ish is the alternative form of newish.

Meaning of newish

Adjective

newish (comparative more newish, superlative most newish)

  1. (informal) Somewhat new
    • Many more people join at intermediate stations, such as the newish station at Cranbrook, which serves a huge new housing estate; [...].2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55

Forms of new-ish

comparativemore new-ish
superlativemost new-ish

Questions about new-ish

What is new-ish the alternative form of?
New-ish is the alternative form of newish.

Words near new-ish in the dictionary

  1. new-founded
  2. new-front
  3. new-fronting
  4. new-furnish
  5. new-generation
  6. new-ish
  7. new-look
  8. new-made
  9. new-make
  10. new-makes
  11. new-making

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