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dearish

adj

Etymology

From dear + -ish.

  1. inherited from *diurijaz✻ — “dear, precious, expensive”
  2. inherited from *diurī✻
  3. inherited from dīere — “of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”
  4. inherited from dere
  5. suffixed as dearish — “dear + ish”

Definitions

  1. Somewhat dear or precious

    • Yet people will still buy dearish books, and though willing to hear Turner lecture gratis on Chemistry or Geology, they will not pay at the rate of 1s. a lecture to hear him.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA