longish

/'lɔɳiʃ/

Thân thiện

The child holds a longish stick while walking in the park.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Somewhat long; moderately long: Describing something that is longer than average or typical, but not extremely or fully long.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She has longish hair that falls just past her shoulders.
  • We took a longish walk through the park this afternoon.
  • He gave a longish explanation for his absence.

Advanced Usage

• The suffix "-ish" is commonly added to adjectives to mean "somewhat," "approximately," or "having the quality of." Therefore, "longish" implies a degree or quality of being long that is noticeable but not definitive.
  • The meeting was longish, but not unbearably so.

Variants and Related Words

• Long (adj): Measuring a great distance from end to end; of extended duration.
• Lengthy (adj): Often used similarly to "long," but can sometimes imply excessive or tedious length.
• Elongated (adj): Made longer; stretched out.

Synonyms

• Somewhat long
• Moderately long
• Fairly long

Antonyms

• Shortish (adj): Somewhat short.
• Brief

Related Phrases and Usage Notes

• "Longish" is an informal, descriptive term often used in casual conversation or descriptive writing to give a rough estimate of length or duration without being precise.
• It is typically used before a noun (e.g., a longish speech) or after a linking verb (e.g., the story was longish).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. somewhat long