sievish

English

Etymology

Formed as sieve +‎ -ish. Compare memory like a sieve.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪvɪʃ/

Adjective

sievish (comparative more sievish, superlative most sievish)

  1. (figuratively, of memory, rare) Like a sieve: unretentive.
    • 1982, Ferenc Máté, Best Boats: To Build or Buy, Albatross Publishing House, →ISBN (10), →ISBN (13), page 242:
      Perhaps I have a frighteningly sievish memory, but I’ll be damned if I can flip a folded chart back and forth and remember exactly what was on the other side.
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