goodish

English

Etymology

good + -ish

Adjective

goodish (not comparable)

  1. Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.
  2. Considerable; goodly.
    • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “part 5”, in Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
      The white rock, visible enough above the brush, was still some eighth of a mile further down the spit, and it took me a goodish while to get up with it, crawling, often on all fours, among the scrub.

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