Eightish

[nq:1]I hear someone saying "I'll meet you at seven or eightish." I don't find "eightish" in dictionay. I guess it means "about eight o'clock". Can someone explain it a bit please?[/nq]
You're correct, it does mean "about o'clock". The ending "ish" is added to a word to suggest that it is approximate.
Another example would be:
"He's tallish" = "He's fairly tall" or "He's a bit on the t

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[nq:2]I hear someone saying "I'll meet you at seven or ... "about eight o'clock". Can someone explain it a bit please?[/nq]
[nq:1]You're correct, it does mean "about o'clock". The ending "ish" is added to a word to suggest that it is ... Be careful, though; some words end in "ish" without this meaning (eg "bookish" doesn't mean "a bit

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[nq:2]You're correct, it does mean "about o'clock". The ending "ish" ... meaning (eg "bookish" doesn't mean "a bit like a book").[/nq]
[nq:1]... and "goblet" doesn't mean a small gob.[/nq]
Or ***, a small boll.

Ray

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[nq:2]You're correct, it does mean "about o'clock". The ending "ish" ... meaning (eg "bookish" doesn't mean "a bit like a book").[/nq]
One meaning is just that:

#begin quote

1. Of, relating to, or resembling a book.
2. Fond of books; studious.
3. Relying chiefly on book learning: took a bookish rat

[nq:1]Be careful, though; some words end in "ish" without this meaning (eg "bookish" doesn't mean "a bit like a book").[/nq]
Not if said of a person, but it can if said of something shaped something like a book.

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[nq:2]Andrew Gwilliam put finger to keyboard in this fashion:[/nq]
[nq:1]One meaning is just that: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bookish #begin quote 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a book. 2. Fond of books; ... the problem. 4. Pedantic; dull. See Synonyms at pedantic. 5. Literary and for

Well, quite.

Andrew Gwilliam
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Andrew Gwilliam filted:
[nq:1]Well, quite.[/nq]
I suppose I should explain, just this once..
Started to reply to an earlier message, decided against it, and hit the wrong button...haven't had much luck in the past cancelling posts when that happens, so I figured I'd just leave it lay..
For the record, my reply was going to be something along the lines of "goldfish does not mean 'al

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r> From: ruthless (Email Removed)
r> I hear someone saying "I'll meet you at seven or eightish." I don't r> find "eightish" in dictionay. I guess it means "about eight r> o'clock". Can someone explain it a bit please?

It means some time between 6:45 and 8:15, roughly.

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