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thickish

thickish adjective: somewhat thick.

Adjective

thickish (comparative more thickish, superlative most thickish)

  1. Somewhat thick.
    • Here he buried himself in a close-printed, thickish volume which had been his chosen browse for some time.1899, Rudyard Kipling, Stalky & Co.

Forms of thickish

comparativemore thickish
superlativemost thickish

Origin of thickish

From thick + -ish.

Questions about thickish

What does thickish mean?
Thickish means somewhat thick.
What part of speech is thickish?
Thickish is an adjective.

Words near thickish in the dictionary

  1. thickheadedness
  2. thickheads
  3. thickie
  4. thickies
  5. thicking
  6. thickish
  7. thickleaf
  8. thicklier
  9. thickliest
  10. thicklips
  11. thickly

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