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deafish, a.|ˈdɛfɪʃ|
[f. deaf a. + -ish.]
Somewhat deaf.
1611Cotgr., Sourdastre, deafish, thicke of hearing. 1664Cotton Scarron. iv. (1741) 85 For still thou deafish art to 't. 1794–6E. Darwin Zoon. (1801) II. 443 Ether dropped into the ears of some deafish people. 1899G. Meredith Let. 11 July (1970) III. 1332, I am daily more and more a cripple, and am deafish. 1907Zangwill Jewish Trinity 5 Unfortunately, the Mayoress of Middleton was deafish. |