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o'clockish

o'clockish adverb: after a numeral, denotes a time of around the start of that hour.

Adverb

o'clockish (not comparable)

  1. (informal) After a numeral, denotes a time of around the start of that hour.
    • We'll have dinner at seven o'clockish, depending on how soon Keith arrives.

Origin of o'clockish

From o'clock + -ish.

Questions about o'clockish

What does o'clockish mean?
O'clockish means after a numeral, denotes a time of around the start of that hour.
What part of speech is o'clockish?
O'clockish is an adverb.

Words near o'clockish in the dictionary

  1. O'Callaghan
  2. O'Casey
  3. O'Cawley
  4. O'Clery
  5. o'clock
  6. o'clockish
  7. O'cocker
  8. O'cockers
  9. O'Connell
  10. O'Connellism
  11. O'Connellite

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