"randomish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: random + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|random|ish}} random + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} randomish (not comparable)
  1. Somewhat random; quite random. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: random-ish
    Sense id: en-randomish-en-adj-2bFFlZws Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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