faintish

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adjective

Somewhat faint.

“We watched the faintish glow of far-off stars.”

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Meanings

adjectivefaintish (comparative more faintish, superlative most faintish)

comparative more faintish · superlative most faintish

  1. Somewhat faint.

    We watched the faintish glow of far-off stars.

    2 more examples

    Still feeling faintish, I asked to be excused from dinner.

    I slump back in the red trishaw, feeling faintish.

    2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 91

Origin

From faint + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antifish
Cite this entry
APA

faintish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintish

MLA

“faintish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faintish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faintish.

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