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standardish

standardish adjective: somewhat or nearly standard; approximating the norm; more or less regular.

Adjective

standardish (comparative more standardish, superlative most standardish)

  1. Somewhat or nearly standard; approximating the norm; more or less regular.
    • Cabernet Sauvignon The Private Reserve is a true showpiece wine, but the regular bottling has been rather standardish to date, with a couple of exuberant exceptions.1985, E. Frank Henriques, The Signet Encyclopedia of Wine - Page 107
    • Likewise, the basilectal phrase to make dirty (= 'to litter') is realigned as to make dirt, which is syntactically standardish without being a standard English idiom.1995, Rajend Mesthrie, Language and Social History

Examples of standardish in a sentence

  • She unbuttoned her sweater and pulled it off, revealing her standardish white bra.2002, Harold Robbins, Never Enough - Page 248:
  • “Standardish,” said Vivian, disappearing behind a partition wall to prepare for bed.2015, Jeffrey Salane, Justice:

Forms of standardish

comparativemore standardish
superlativemost standardish

Origin of standardish

From standard + -ish. Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *standaną Frankish *standan Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Frankish *hard(ī) Frankish *standahardbor.? Old French estendre? Old French estandartbor. Middle English standard English standard Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English standardish

Questions about standardish

What does standardish mean?
Standardish means somewhat or nearly standard; approximating the norm; more or less regular.
How do you use standardish in a sentence?
She unbuttoned her sweater and pulled it off, revealing her standardish white bra.
What part of speech is standardish?
Standardish is an adjective.

Words near standardish in the dictionary

  1. standardise
  2. standardised
  3. standardiser
  4. standardisers
  5. standardises
  6. standardish
  7. standardising
  8. standardism
  9. standardista
  10. standardistas
  11. standardizability

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