longish

longish
Ⅰ.
long [1] ADJECTIVE (longer, longest) 1) of a great distance or duration. 2) relatively great in extent. 3) having a specified length, distance, or duration. 4) (of a ball in sport) travelling a great distance, or further than expected. 5) Phonetics (of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel in food). 6) (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a low level of probability. 7) (of a drink) large and refreshing, and in which alcohol, if present, is not concentrated. 8) (long on) informal well supplied with.
NOUN a long time.
ADVERB (longer, longest) 1) for a long time. 2) at a distant time: long ago. 3) throughout a specified period of time: all day long. 4) (with reference to the ball in sport) at, to, or over a great distance.
as (or so) long as — Cf. ↑so long as
be long — Cf. ↑be long
in the long run (or term) — Cf. ↑in the long term
the long and the short of it — Cf. ↑the long and the short of it
long in the tooth — Cf. ↑long in the tooth
DERIVATIVES longish adjective.
ORIGIN Old English.
Ⅱ.
long [2] VERB (long for/to do) have a strong wish for or to do.
ORIGIN Old English, «grow long», also «yearn».

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  • longish — 1610s, from LONG (Cf. long) (adj.) + ISH (Cf. ish) …   Etymology dictionary

  • longish — [lôŋ′ish] adj. somewhat long …   English World dictionary

  • longish — [[t]lɒ̱ŋɪʃ, AM lɔ͟ːŋ [/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Longish means fairly long. She s about my age, with longish hair …   English dictionary

  • longish — long|ish [ lɔŋıʃ ] adjective fairly long: She s tall, with longish black hair …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • longish — UK [ˈlɒŋɪʃ] / US [ˈlɔŋɪʃ] adjective fairly long She s tall, with longish black hair …   English dictionary

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  • longish — adjective Date: 1611 somewhat long ; moderately long …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • longish — /lawng ish, long /, adj. somewhat long. [1605 15; LONG1 + ISH1] * * * …   Universalium

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