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straightish

straightish adjective: reasonably straight.

Adjective

straightish (not comparable)

  1. Reasonably straight.
    • I wondered what you was up to, sir, when I hear you pitch it to the governor you were Mr Munroe from America. Made me laugh. Now that you're inviting Mr Dutch Vangoor to dinner I can give a straightish guess.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Origin of straightish

From straight + -ish.

Questions about straightish

What does straightish mean?
Straightish means reasonably straight.
What part of speech is straightish?
Straightish is an adjective.

Words near straightish in the dictionary

  1. straighthorn
  2. straighthorns
  3. straightie
  4. straighties
  5. straighting
  6. straightish
  7. straightjacket
  8. straightlaced
  9. straightline
  10. straightliner
  11. straightliners

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