Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » -ish
-ish
- of or belonging to (a specified nation or people): Spanish, Irish
- like or characteristic of: devilish, boyish
- tending to be or verging on being (a specified person or thing): knavish
- somewhat, rather: tallish, bluish
- Informal approximately, about: thirtyish
- : it was generalized from certain verbs of French origin: finish, cherish, punish
See -ish in American Heritage Dictionary 4