"kindish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From kind + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kind|ish}} kind + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} kindish (not comparable)
  1. Somewhat or rather kind. Tags: not-comparable
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