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niceish

niceish adjective: somewhat or rather nice.

Adjective

niceish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat or rather nice.
    • 1892: George du Maurier cartoon
      Our Art Critic (patronisingly). "HA—HUM! WELL, YOUR COLOUR IS FAIRLY DECENT, AND YOU HAVE A NICEISH FEELING FOR LIGHT AND SHADE, AND CHIAROSCURIO. BUT WHERE YOU ALWAYS FAIL TO PLEASE, SOMEHOW, IS IN YOUR EXECUTION!"

Origin of niceish

From nice + -ish.

Questions about niceish

What does niceish mean?
Niceish means somewhat or rather nice.
What part of speech is niceish?
Niceish is an adjective.

Words near niceish in the dictionary

  1. Niceans
  2. niced
  3. nicefem
  4. nicefems
  5. niceify
  6. niceish
  7. nicelier
  8. niceliest
  9. niceling
  10. nicelings
  11. nicely

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