neatish

N1E1A1T1I1S1H4
/ˈniːtɪʃ/

adjective

Characteristic of or resembling a neat; bovine.

Scrabble 10

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neatish1

adjectiveneatish (comparative more neatish, superlative most neatish)

comparative more neatish · superlative most neatish

  1. 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 127
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    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

adjectiveneatish (comparative more neatish, superlative most neatish)

comparative more neatish · superlative most neatish

  1. Somewhat neat.

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Origin

neatish · adjective

  1. Middle Englishnetish
  2. Englishneatish

From Middle English netish, netiss, equivalent to neat (“bovine”) + -ish.

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