oblongishadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒblɒŋɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɑbˌlɔŋɪʃ/,

/ˈɑbˌlɑŋɪʃ/

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

Etymology: < oblong adj. + -ish suffix¹.

Chiefly Botany.

Somewhat or approximately oblong.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > [adjective]

longOE

eavelonga1387

long-warpeda1400

oblong?a1425

long-shaped1575

longwise1600

oblongish1665

elongate1828

elongated1828

oblongitudinal1892

1665 J. Allin Let. 20 Sept. in Archaeologia (1857) 37 13 The botches sometimes rise to a very great buiggnes..: if they rise something in an oblongish forme, and red at the first, it is so much the better then if round.

1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 73 A round oblongish [L. parum oblonga] figure of the bigness of a midling nut.

1865 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 3 14 The oblongish (when moist), nearly plane and widely spreading, rather distinctly margined upper leaf-lobe.

1928 A. Keith Concerning Man's Origin v. 75 It is an oblongish, uplandish strip of land, nearly 600 feet above sea-level.

1995 Amer. Naturalist 145 924 Fruits are oblongish (4-8 cm in length), and each fruit contains several hundred seeds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oblongish
释义	oblongishadj. Brit. /ˈɒblɒŋɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈɑbˌlɔŋɪʃ/, /ˈɑbˌlɑŋɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oblong adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < oblong adj. + -ish suffix¹. Chiefly Botany. Somewhat or approximately oblong. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > [adjective] longOE eavelonga1387 long-warpeda1400 oblong?a1425 long-shaped1575 longwise1600 oblongish1665 elongate1828 elongated1828 oblongitudinal1892 1665 J. Allin Let. 20 Sept. in Archaeologia (1857) 37 13 The botches sometimes rise to a very great buiggnes..: if they rise something in an oblongish forme, and red at the first, it is so much the better then if round. 1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 73 A round oblongish [L. parum oblonga] figure of the bigness of a midling nut. 1865 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 3 14 The oblongish (when moist), nearly plane and widely spreading, rather distinctly margined upper leaf-lobe. 1928 A. Keith Concerning Man's Origin v. 75 It is an oblongish, uplandish strip of land, nearly 600 feet above sea-level. 1995 Amer. Naturalist 145 924 Fruits are oblongish (4-8 cm in length), and each fruit contains several hundred seeds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1665
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