goodishadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡʊdɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɡʊdɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: good adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < good adj. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier goodly adj., goody adj.

1. Of fairly good quality; decent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective] > somewhat good

goodish1751

1751 R. Morris Narr. Life John Daniel xii. 163 My cart laden with a goodish sort of brick that I had made.

1756 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 451 She seems a goodish sort of woman, rather vulgar however.

1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. viii. 367 They dashed past us on goodish nags.

1880 L. B. Walford Troublesome Daughters III. xxxii. 160 Carnochan, they tell me, is a goodish estate.

1933 B. Johnston Let. 5 Nov. in Lett. Home (1998) 125 We had a goodish evening with fireworks etc last night.

1998 Odds On June 30/2 They [sc. the England football team] looked goodish at times against Portugal and have time to run into better form.

2. Fairly large, long, or extensive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > fairly good (of quantity or extent)

goodish1775

fair1832

1775 T. King Let. 26 Apr. in D. Garrick Lett. (1963) III. 1359 The book now makes a goodish figure.

1779 S. J. Pratt Shenstone-Green I. xviii. 144 I am a very inoffensive little fellow, and pick up a goodish income for me and my wife.

1839 C. Clark John Noakes & Mary Styles 14 Frum the Heath, He lived a goodish way.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xii. 269 Ay, a goodish bit ago.

1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. ii. ii. 265 I have lent them a goodish sum of money.

1915 Cent. Mag. Nov. 45/1 They were gone a goodish time, which, seeing it's eight miles, didn't so much surprise me.

1966 V. Nabokov Speak, Memory (U.S. rev. ed.) ii. 43 One had to poke and peer for a goodish while among the wet underwood.

2006 M. T. Dolan Walden 83 I know of a certain topiary garden that needs a goodish amount of remodeling.

Compounds

goodish length adj. Cricket (of a delivery) pitched on a fairly good length; cf. good-length adj. at good adj., n., adv., and int. Compounds 1c.

ΚΠ

1895 New Rev. July 133 Mistaking a goodish length ball on the leg stump..for a half-volley off the wicket, [he] hit hard at it, and was given out ‘leg before’!

1998 Mirror (Nexis) 2 Nov. 36 It was a goodish length ball, and I ducked when I shouldn't have.

goodish-looking adj. fairly good-looking.

ΚΠ

c1758 S. Foote Diversions of Morning in T. Wilkinson Wandering Patentee (1795) IV. 239 A goodish-looking well-dress'd man.

1856 G. J. Whyte-Melville Kate Coventry x A goodish-looking man whose name I never made out.

2002 D. Guilfoyle Charisma Effect i. i. 23 Goodish looking people have been found more able..to get what they want from others.

goodish-sized adj. of a fairly good size; not small; cf. good-sized adj.

ΚΠ

1851 New Monthly Mag. Sept. 6 It was well for me, being a goodish-sized man..or I should have been squeezed as flat as a biffin.

1914 Harper's Mag. Feb. 474/2 Our city was only a goodish-sized town, not long out of its villagehood.

1999 Evening Standard (Nexis) 11 Jan. A potato which weighs about 200g raw—a goodish-sized potato.

Derivatives

ˈgoodishness n. the quality or state of being fairly good.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [noun] > somewhat

goodishness1842

1842 S. H. Cox Theopneuston Introd. 58 Their devotional exuberance and impertinent goodishness.

1891 S. J. Duncan Amer. Girl in London 131 The deadly monotony of goodishness and cheapishness in everything.

1983 C. Trungpa First Thought, Best Thought 31 Good is bad Because of its goodishness. Bad is so good Because of its bluntness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	goodish
释义	goodishadj. Brit. /ˈɡʊdɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈɡʊdɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: good adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < good adj. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier goodly adj., goody adj. 1. Of fairly good quality; decent. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective] > somewhat good goodish1751 1751 R. Morris Narr. Life John Daniel xii. 163 My cart laden with a goodish sort of brick that I had made. 1756 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 451 She seems a goodish sort of woman, rather vulgar however. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. viii. 367 They dashed past us on goodish nags. 1880 L. B. Walford Troublesome Daughters III. xxxii. 160 Carnochan, they tell me, is a goodish estate. 1933 B. Johnston Let. 5 Nov. in Lett. Home (1998) 125 We had a goodish evening with fireworks etc last night. 1998 Odds On June 30/2 They [sc. the England football team] looked goodish at times against Portugal and have time to run into better form. 2. Fairly large, long, or extensive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > fairly good (of quantity or extent) goodish1775 fair1832 1775 T. King Let. 26 Apr. in D. Garrick Lett. (1963) III. 1359 The book now makes a goodish figure. 1779 S. J. Pratt Shenstone-Green I. xviii. 144 I am a very inoffensive little fellow, and pick up a goodish income for me and my wife. 1839 C. Clark John Noakes & Mary Styles 14 Frum the Heath, He lived a goodish way. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xii. 269 Ay, a goodish bit ago. 1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. ii. ii. 265 I have lent them a goodish sum of money. 1915 Cent. Mag. Nov. 45/1 They were gone a goodish time, which, seeing it's eight miles, didn't so much surprise me. 1966 V. Nabokov Speak, Memory (U.S. rev. ed.) ii. 43 One had to poke and peer for a goodish while among the wet underwood. 2006 M. T. Dolan Walden 83 I know of a certain topiary garden that needs a goodish amount of remodeling. Compounds goodish length adj. Cricket (of a delivery) pitched on a fairly good length; cf. good-length adj. at good adj., n., adv., and int. Compounds 1c. ΚΠ 1895 New Rev. July 133 Mistaking a goodish length ball on the leg stump..for a half-volley off the wicket, [he] hit hard at it, and was given out ‘leg before’! 1998 Mirror (Nexis) 2 Nov. 36 It was a goodish length ball, and I ducked when I shouldn't have. goodish-looking adj. fairly good-looking. ΚΠ c1758 S. Foote Diversions of Morning in T. Wilkinson Wandering Patentee (1795) IV. 239 A goodish-looking well-dress'd man. 1856 G. J. Whyte-Melville Kate Coventry x A goodish-looking man whose name I never made out. 2002 D. Guilfoyle Charisma Effect i. i. 23 Goodish looking people have been found more able..to get what they want from others. goodish-sized adj. of a fairly good size; not small; cf. good-sized adj. ΚΠ 1851 New Monthly Mag. Sept. 6 It was well for me, being a goodish-sized man..or I should have been squeezed as flat as a biffin. 1914 Harper's Mag. Feb. 474/2 Our city was only a goodish-sized town, not long out of its villagehood. 1999 Evening Standard (Nexis) 11 Jan. A potato which weighs about 200g raw—a goodish-sized potato. Derivatives ˈgoodishness n. the quality or state of being fairly good. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [noun] > somewhat goodishness1842 1842 S. H. Cox Theopneuston Introd. 58 Their devotional exuberance and impertinent goodishness. 1891 S. J. Duncan Amer. Girl in London 131 The deadly monotony of goodishness and cheapishness in everything. 1983 C. Trungpa First Thought, Best Thought 31 Good is bad Because of its goodishness. Bad is so good Because of its bluntness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1751
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