"cleanish" meaning in English

See cleanish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cleanish [comparative], most cleanish [superlative]
Etymology: clean + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clean|ish}} clean + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} cleanish (comparative more cleanish, superlative most cleanish)
  1. Somewhat clean (all senses).
    Sense id: en-cleanish-en-adj-W53xnvja Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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