goodish

English

Etymology

good + -ish

Adjective

goodish (not comparable)

  1. Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.
  2. Considerable; goodly.
    • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
      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.

Translations

References

  • goodish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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