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smartish, a. and adv.|ˈsmɑːtɪʃ|
[f. smart a. + -ish.
Hexham (1648) has ‘Smertigh, Smartish, or Full of Paine’, perh. f. the n.]
A. adj.
1. Somewhat smart, in various senses.
1740Richardson Pamela (1824) I. xx. 32 Two pairs of ordinary blue worsted hose, that make a smartish appearance, with white clocks. 1748― Clarissa (1811) IV. 173 Prettier entertainment..than sitting with a too smartish daughter. 1807Jane Austen Lett. (1884) I. 328, I flatter myself I have constructed a smartish letter, considering my want of materials. 1843Marryat M. Violet xxvii, The most rascally, but smartish trick in the world. 1860G. J. Whyte-Melville Mkt. Harborough 107 It takes a smartish nag..to win a steeple-chase.
Comb.c1816Mrs. Sherwood Stories Ch. Catech. xii. 102 A smartish looking woman went up to their door and knocked. 1852C. W. H[oskins] Talpa 131 Dobson said he seemed smartish like.
2. Considerable in amount, degree, extent, etc.
1799R. Warner Walk (1800) 65 What with smartish work,..I began to find my legs give out. 1833T. Hook Parson's Dau. ii. xiii, The housemaid..had a smartish bilious attack. 1858Hughes Scour. White Horse 18 Pretty nigh ever since King Alfred's time, which I reckon is a smartish time ago.
B. adv. Somewhat smartly.
1877Coursing Calendar Autumn 1876 5 Vicar-of-Bray..won a smartish-run trial with his extra pace. 1896G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-book 218 Smartish, adj. and adv., fairly well. ‘How are you?’ ‘Smartish, thank you.’ ‘I'm getting on smartish now.’ 1973W. H. Canaway Harry doing Good ii. iii. 155 You nipped off..a bit smartish, didn't you? 1979N. Freeling Widow xiii. 79 Whip out smartish to the Italian grocer. |