"randomish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From random + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|random|ish}} random + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} randomish (not comparable)
  1. Somewhat random; quite random. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: random-ish

Alternative forms

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