"longish" meaning in English

See longish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From long + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|long|ish}} long + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} longish (not comparable)
  1. Somewhat long. Tags: not-comparable
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