o'clockish

adverb

After a numeral, denotes a time of around the start of that hour.

“We'll have dinner at seven o'clockish, depending on how soon Keith arrives.”

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Meanings

adverbo'clockish (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableAfter a numeral, denotes a time of around the start of that hour.

    We'll have dinner at seven o'clockish, depending on how soon Keith arrives.

Origin

From o'clock + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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