neatish

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English netish, netiss, equivalent to neat (bovine) + -ish.

Adjective

neatish (comparative more neatish, superlative most neatish)

  1. Characteristic of or resembling a neat; bovine
    • 1841, The New Sporting Magazine, page 100:
      We walked down and had a peep into the stables, saw a neatish hunter or two, and two mares, which appeared clippers.
    • 1858, Robert Smith Surtees, ‎John Leech, "Ask Mamma," Or, The Richest Commoner in England:
      "Neatish horse," at length observed he, half to himself, half to our friend; "neatish horse — lightish of bone below the knee, [] "
    • 1868, The Farmer's Magazine, page 127:
      Alice is a neatish hack and a mover, but a little raw in her manners; []

Etymology 2

From neat + -ish.

Adjective

neatish (comparative more neatish, superlative most neatish)

  1. Somewhat neat

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