Meanings
neatish1
comparative more neatish · superlative most neatish
- Characteristic of or resembling a neat; bovine.
Alice is a neatish hack and a mover, but a little raw in her manners; […]
1868, The Farmer's Magazine, page 1272 more examples
We walked down and had a peep into the stables, saw a neatish hunter or two, and two mares, which appeared clippers.
1841, The New Sporting Magazine, page 100"Neatish horse," at length observed he, half to himself, half to our friend; "neatish horse — lightish of bone below the knee, […]"
1858, Robert Smith Surtees, John Leech, "Ask Mamma," Or, The Richest Commoner in England
neatish2
comparative more neatish · superlative most neatish
- Somewhat neat.
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Origin
neatish · adjective
- Middle Englishnetish
- Englishneatish
From Middle English netish, netiss, equivalent to neat (“bovine”) + -ish.
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