featishadj.

/ˈfiːtɪʃ/

Etymology: Altered form of Middle English fetis (see featous adj.) with the ending assimilated to the suffix -ish.

†a. Elegant, neat. Obsolete. rare (see featous adj. and next word).

ΚΠ

1530 [see featishness n. at Derivatives].

b. dialect. Pretty good, tolerable, considerable; fairly well in health.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > in fair health

tolerably1778

tol-lol1797

tolerable1812

featish1825

wellish1830

tol-lol-ish1840

1825 J. Britton Beauties Wilts. III. 373 ‘How do you do?’.. ‘Featish’.

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (at cited word) ‘There's a featish crop o' pears upo' that tree.’

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (at cited word) ‘They be featish liars i' Swillin'ton.’

1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases at Veatish ‘Ther be a veatish lot on um.’

1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases at Veatish ‘I be got rid o' the doctor, an' be a-veelin' quite veatish like now.’

Derivatives

† ˈfeatishness n. Obsolete neatness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > neatness or trimness

dapperness1530

featishness1530

trimness1552

neatness1555

featness1576

pickedness1578

spruceness1594

comptness1611

deftness1612

smugness1632

jemminess1756

spick and span1758

smartness1768

sprucery1813

dapperism1830

nattiness1846

sleekness1866

spit and polish1895

spick-and-spanness1911

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 219/1 Featysshnesse, propernesse, feactise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	featish
释义	featishadj. /ˈfiːtɪʃ/ Etymology: Altered form of Middle English fetis (see featous adj.) with the ending assimilated to the suffix -ish. †a. Elegant, neat. Obsolete. rare (see featous adj. and next word). ΚΠ 1530 [see featishness n. at Derivatives]. b. dialect. Pretty good, tolerable, considerable; fairly well in health. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > in fair health tolerably1778 tol-lol1797 tolerable1812 featish1825 wellish1830 tol-lol-ish1840 1825 J. Britton Beauties Wilts. III. 373 ‘How do you do?’.. ‘Featish’. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (at cited word) ‘There's a featish crop o' pears upo' that tree.’ 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (at cited word) ‘They be featish liars i' Swillin'ton.’ 1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases at Veatish ‘Ther be a veatish lot on um.’ 1888 B. Lowsley Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases at Veatish ‘I be got rid o' the doctor, an' be a-veelin' quite veatish like now.’ Derivatives † ˈfeatishness n. Obsolete neatness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] > neatness or trimness dapperness1530 featishness1530 trimness1552 neatness1555 featness1576 pickedness1578 spruceness1594 comptness1611 deftness1612 smugness1632 jemminess1756 spick and span1758 smartness1768 sprucery1813 dapperism1830 nattiness1846 sleekness1866 spit and polish1895 spick-and-spanness1911 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 219/1 Featysshnesse, propernesse, feactise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1530
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