Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Somewhat small; rather small than large.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Somewhat small.

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  • adjective somewhat small

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  • adjective rather small

Etymologies

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small +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • A lot of us in smallish cities would really like to see expanded bus service.

    Matthew Yglesias » Second Avenue Subway 2009

  • Interestingly, it is the rapid increase of popularity of mobile devices that is helping to drive these latest developments - for which purpose the digitised back-content will be in smallish chunks of xml so that the text will be available in excerpts suited to the mobile format, as well as downloadable into a complete e - or printed book.

    Publishing Maxine 2009

  • Interestingly, it is the rapid increase of popularity of mobile devices that is helping to drive these latest developments - for which purpose the digitised back-content will be in smallish chunks of xml so that the text will be available in excerpts suited to the mobile format, as well as downloadable into a complete e - or printed book.

    April 2008 Maxine 2008

  • Interestingly, it is the rapid increase of popularity of mobile devices that is helping to drive these latest developments - for which purpose the digitised back-content will be in smallish chunks of xml so that the text will be available in excerpts suited to the mobile format, as well as downloadable into a complete e - or printed book.

    UK book publishers go for digital Maxine 2008

  • Interestingly, it is the rapid increase of popularity of mobile devices that is helping to drive these latest developments - for which purpose the digitised back-content will be in smallish chunks of xml so that the text will be available in excerpts suited to the mobile format, as well as downloadable into a complete e - or printed book.

    UK book publishers go for digital Maxine 2008

  • Little guys -- well, a certain smallish percentage of little guys -- have always fought back.

    Mind Meld Make-Up Test with Mike Resnick 2008

  • I do love egg nog in smallish quantities, but for warming up when you come in from outdoors, hot chocolate is where it's at.

    Mary's Holiday Meme kittenpie 2006

  • In a small heavy saucepan, put about a pound of fresh pork fat, cut in smallish cubes.

    Toast: Lindy 2006

  • In a small heavy saucepan, put about a pound of fresh pork fat, cut in smallish cubes.

    Pork Rilettes Lindy 2006

  • I do love egg nog in smallish quantities, but for warming up when you come in from outdoors, hot chocolate is where it's at.

    Archive 2006-12-01 kittenpie 2006

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