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tightish

tightish adjective: somewhat tight.

Adjective

tightish (comparative more tightish, superlative most tightish)

  1. Somewhat tight.
    • Getting six people into the car was a tightish squeeze.
    • For some years past the favorite costume of the out-and-out young gentleman has been a rough pilot coat, with two gilt hooks and eyes to the velvet collar; buttons somewhat larger than crown-pieces; a black or fancy neckerchief, loosely tied; a wide-brimmed hat, with a low crown; tightish...1833-36, Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz, "The Out and Out Young Gentleman", in The Oxford Illustrated Dickens, p. 596

Forms of tightish

comparativemore tightish
superlativemost tightish

Origin of tightish

From tight + -ish.

Questions about tightish

What does tightish mean?
Tightish means somewhat tight.
What part of speech is tightish?
Tightish is an adjective.

Words near tightish in the dictionary

  1. tightie whiteys
  2. tightie whities
  3. tightie-whities
  4. tighties
  5. tighting
  6. tightish
  7. tightknit
  8. tightlaced
  9. tightlacer
  10. tightlacers
  11. tightlacing

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