"dimmish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dimmish [comparative], most dimmish [superlative]
Etymology: dim + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dim|ish}} dim + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} dimmish (comparative more dimmish, superlative most dimmish)
  1. Somewhat dim.
    Sense id: en-dimmish-en-adj-lFqyjID8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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