"dearish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dearish [comparative], most dearish [superlative]
Etymology: From dear + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dear|ish}} dear + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} dearish (comparative more dearish, superlative most dearish)
  1. Somewhat dear or precious
    Sense id: en-dearish-en-adj-Y5xz9-A6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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