"quaintish" meaning in English

See quaintish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more quaintish [comparative], most quaintish [superlative]
Etymology: quaint + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quaint|ish}} quaint + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} quaintish (comparative more quaintish, superlative most quaintish)
  1. Somewhat quaint.
    Sense id: en-quaintish-en-adj-V3WGq-CM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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