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单词 plainish
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plainishadv.adj.

Brit. /ˈpleɪnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpleɪnɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plain adj.2, -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < plain adj.2 + -ish suffix1.
A. adv.
Somewhat plainly. rare.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > [adverb] > clear
brightOE
bremelya1375
clearly1382
plainish1833
1833 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 171 [You] hear rather plainish A sound that's champaignish.
B. adj.
Rather plain.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective]
unfairc888
unhonestc1384
unlovesomec1390
uncomelya1400
unfreelya1400
unlovelyc1400
unbeautiful1495
beautiless1531
unpretty1562
unhandsomea1586
loveless1601
featureless1609
invenust1623
unhighted?1630
unbeauteousa1660
plain1675
wanliesum1818
unbonny1830
ordinary1847
plainish1856
unsonsy1894
1856 Littell's Living Age 22 Mar. 747/1 Do you see that old, plainish woman, with such black hair and eyebrows?
1889 R. Boldrewood Robbery under Arms (new ed.) vi. 42 His [sc. the horse's] head was plainish, but clean and bony, and his eye was big and well opened.
1894 Athenæum 10 Feb. 176/1 A fresh, honest, plainish English girl.
1938 M. Armstrong Fanny Kemble xxvi. 359 She..would be seen trailing a white embroidered silk over wet grass at a garden party, or appearing in a plainish frock at a ball.
2003 Townsville (Queensland) Bull. (Nexis) 20 Feb. 25 A simple roast with little enhancement except for a plainish stuffing and the addition of crisp and caramelised root vegetables.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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