sweetish

sweetish: sweet ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter. 2) fragrant. 3) (of air, water, etc.) fresh and pure. 4) working, moving, or done smoothly or easily. 5) pleasing; delightful. 6) pleasant and kind or thoughtful. 7) charming and endearing. 8) dear; beloved. 9) (sweet on) informal, dated infatuated or in love with.

► NOUN 1) Brit. a small shaped piece of confectionery made with sugar. 2) Brit. a sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a dessert. 3) (sweets) literary the pleasures or delights found in something.

● she's sweet — Cf. ↑she's sweet

DERIVATIVES sweetish adjective sweetly adverb.

ORIGIN Old English.

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Sweetish — Sweet ish, a. Somewhat sweet. {Sweet ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweetish — [swēt′ish] adj. rather sweet … English World dictionary
sweetish — sweet|ish [ switıʃ ] adjective a sweetish taste or smell is slightly sweet … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sweetish — [[t]swi͟ːtɪʃ[/t]] ADJ A sweetish smell or taste is fairly sweet … English dictionary
sweetish — UK [ˈswiːtɪʃ] / US [ˈswɪtɪʃ] adjective a sweetish taste or smell is slightly sweet … English dictionary
sweetish — /ˈswitɪʃ/ (say sweetish) adjective somewhat sweet. {sweet + ish1} –sweetishly, adverb –sweetishness, noun …
sweetish — adjective Date: 1580 1. somewhat sweet 2. unpleasantly sweet • sweetishly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweetish — sweetishly, adv. sweetishness, n. /swee tish/, adj. somewhat sweet. [1570 80; SWEET + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
sweetish — adjective sort of or somewhat sweet … Wiktionary
sweetish — sweetÂ·ish || swÉªËtÉªÊƒ adj. having a somewhat sweet flavor, not salty or sour … English contemporary dictionary

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