[1750–60; good + -ish1]This word is first recorded in the period 1750–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: continental, infiltrate, permeability, summation, totem-ish is a suffix used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of “belonging to”(British; Danish; English; Spanish); “after the manner of,” “having the characteristics of,” “like” (babyish; girlish; mulish); “addicted to,” “inclined or tending to” (bookish; freakish); “near or about” (fiftyish; sevenish)
Examples of 'goodish' in a sentence
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He is reaching the point where it's goodish.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The ground was goodish that day, we wouldn't want any more rain.
The Sun (2017)
Must have longish, goodish legs - and be hot.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Invite a few goodish friends (ideally with a halfway decent dress sense, otherwise things could turn nasty).
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They'll go too quick for him if it is goodish ground, which it probably will be.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This setup (the happyish family, the goodish player) should be the ideal court surface for him.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
In (1), the doubler will have a goodish opening hand (goodish, because partner has to bid at the three-level).