dimmish

English

Etymology

From dim +‎ -ish.

Adjective

dimmish (comparative more dimmish, superlative most dimmish)

1. Somewhat dim.
   • 1907, Mark Twain, chapter 4, in A Horse’s Tale‎^[1], New York: Harper, page 28:

     […] there is a great shut-in meadow […] and as the sun goes down it is dimmish in there, but away up against the sky you see the big peaks towering up and shining bright and vivid in the sun […]

   • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, chapter 6, in Constance‎^[2], New York: Viking, page 144:

     The airport buildings were in darkness except for a few dimmish lights in the lounge.

References

Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 126

Anagrams

• dhimmis