flattish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈflætɪʃ/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English flattish From flat + -ish.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.
The cobby cat is a solidly built animal with short, thick legs, broad shoulders and rump, and a short, rounded head with a flattish face.
2011, David Taylor, The Complete Contented Cat: Your Ultimate Guide to Feline Fulfilment:The hills in that part of Spain are of a queer formation, horseshoe-shaped with flattish tops and very steep sides running down into immense ravines.
1938 April, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter II, in Homage to Catalonia, London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC: