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Definition of Fairish

1. Adjective. Not excessive or extreme. "Reasonable prices"

2. Adjective. (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored. "A fair complexion"

Definition of Fairish

1. a. Tolerably fair.

Definition of Fairish

1. Adjective. Of moderate size, quality etc ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of hair) Somewhat fair ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fairish

1. moderately good [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fairish

faires fairest fairfieldite fairgoer fairgoers fairground fairgrounds fairheaded fairhood fairie

fairies fairily fairing fairings fairish (current term) fairishly fairlead fairleader fairleaders fairleads

fairlike fairly fairness fairness commission fairnesses fairs fairtrade fairwater fairway

Literary usage of Fairish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Happy Hours at Hazel Nook: Or, Cottage Stories by Harriet Farley (1856)
"She found the fairish waiting by the bog, with her lap full of berries, and some mealy roots, like sweet, boiled radishes. " These are for your breakfast," ..."

2. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"Applied to number, quantity, and quality; as " There's a fairish lot of apples;" " There's a. fairish crop of grass;" " I'm pretty fairish;" ie in somewhat ..."

3. Happy Nights at Hazel Nook, Or, Cottage Stories by Harriet Farley (1854)
"She found the fairish waiting by the bog, with her lap full of berries, and some mealy roots, like sweet, boiled radishes. " These are for your breakfast," ..."

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