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Definition of Tightish
1. somewhat tight [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tightish
Literary usage of Tightish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"tightish. [tei-tosh], adj. (1) Well; in good health. ... Cooper. (2) Considerable,
numerous. Ex. ' A tightish weight;' ' a ..."
2. The Puzzle of Dickens' Last Plot by Andrew Lang (1905)
"The young man in the vault has anything but a military air; he shows no waistcoat,
and he does not wear "a tightish blue surtout," or any surtout at all. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use by William Douglas Parish (1875)
""I'm pretty tightish thank you" is not a very common expression, because it is
not considered genteel to be in perfectly good health ; and to say " How well ..."
4. A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use by William Douglas Parish (1875)
""I'm pretty tightish thank you" is not a very common expression, because it is
not considered genteel to be in perfectly good health; and to say " How well ..."
5. Glossary of Supposed Americanisms by Alfred Langdon Elwyn (1859)
"While gazing with admiration at the scene near Harper's Ferry, a man awoke him
from his rapture by a slap on the back, at the same time saying, " a tightish ..."
6. A Dictionary of the Isle of Wight Dialect, and of Provincialisms Used in the by William Henry Long (1886)
"TIGHTIsH. Pretty good, smartish, pretty well. " He's a tightish sort o' chap to
deal wi'. " TILT. The covering of a cart. ..."
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