coldish

C3O1L1D2I1S1H4
US/ˈkoʊldɪʃ/

adjective

Somewhat cold.

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Meanings

adjectivecoldish (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSomewhat cold.

    "It's a treat of a colour," said he. "That coldish colour like earth, and yet shiny. It's like bog-water."

    1913, D. H. Lawrence, chapter 5, in Sons and Lovers
    1 more example

    I was walking westward up the Strand, and though it was coldish I went slowly to get the pleasure of my cigar.

    1939, George Orwell, chapter 4, in Coming Up for Air

Origin

From cold + -ish.

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Translations

Finnish kylmähkö
  • kylmähkösomewhat cold
Cite this entry
APA

coldish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldish

MLA

“coldish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coldish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldish.

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