tolerablish

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adjective

Somewhat tolerable.

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Meanings

adjectivetolerablish (not comparable)
  1. archaiccolloquialnot comparableSomewhat tolerable.

    ‘Ay, ma'am, Betty do fight it out tolerablish,’ was the reply to this compliment.

    1857, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Dynevor terrace: or, The clue of life, Oxford University, page 29
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    There was a good many there, and some on 'em learned to read very well, and some couldn't learn nohow. I got on tolerablish.

    1844, William Chambers, Robert Chambers, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, W. and R. Chambers, page 412

    “I like it tolerablish when it's a pretty book, all about killing people,” said Robert.

    1882, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Pickle and his page-boy, or, Unlooked for, Oxford University, page 21

Origin

From tolerable + -ish.

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