"smallish" meaning in English

See smallish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English smalish, equivalent to small + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|smalish}} Middle English smalish, {{suf|en|small|ish}} small + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} smallish
  1. Somewhat small. Translations (somewhat small): pienehkö (Finnish), pequeneiro [masculine] (Galician), eher klein (German), ziemlich klein (German), μικρούτσικος (mikroútsikos) (Greek), pequenito [masculine] (Portuguese), ganska liten (Swedish)
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