"middish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From mid + -ish. Compare the prefix mid-. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mid|-ish}} mid + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} middish (not comparable)
  1. (informal, chiefly used as a prefix) Around the middle part. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-middish-en-adj-ipLUzeqJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (linguistics, of a vowel) Somewhat or approximately mid; somewhere between the high and the low. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-middish-en-adj-QQ3aXYC~ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 47 53 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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