neatish

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English netish, netiss, equivalent to neat (“bovine”) +‎ -ish.

Adjective

neatish (comparative more neatish, superlative most neatish)

1. Characteristic of or resembling a neat; bovine
   • 1841, The New Sporting Magazine, page 100:

     We walked down and had a peep into the stables, saw a neatish hunter or two, and two mares, which appeared clippers.

   • 1858, Robert Smith Surtees, John Leech, "Ask Mamma," Or, The Richest Commoner in England:

     "Neatish horse," at length observed he, half to himself, half to our friend; "neatish horse — lightish of bone below the knee, […] "

   • 1868, The Farmer's Magazine, page 127:

     Alice is a neatish hack and a mover, but a little raw in her manners; […]

Etymology 2

From neat +‎ -ish.

Adjective

neatish (comparative more neatish, superlative most neatish)

1. Somewhat neat

Anagrams

• Sethian, in haste, shetani, sthenia, thianes