Dictionary

randomish en · ADJ

Etymology

From random + -ish.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Somewhat random; quite random.
   • [...] for false rings, the cleft between late and early, fun and house. Find what's odd in litter's randomish settlements. 2015, Madhur Anand, A New Index for Predicting Catastrophes:
   • So if you analyze a price series, you will see movements that are kind of randomish, unanticipated. 2001, Lisa R. Lattuca, Creating Interdisciplinarity: Interdisciplinary Research ... - Page 158:
   • You can select particular songs and play them. i/ Shuffle: Plays the tracks on your CD in a random (or randomish) fashion, like the shuffle button on your home CD player. 2003, Danny Briere, Hurley, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 PC For Dummies - Page 174
   • They were rather a skylarking, randomish, set of blades, were the midshipmen in that ship. 1844, Author unknown, Colburn's States service magazine, Volume 1862, page 384:
   • Why then,” said John, “ it was my son Jonathan; and I wish they had tooken him to the watch-house-whereby my horses would have been all the better for it—for my son Jonathan is but a randomish sort of a chap.” 1825, Robert Cruikshank, The Spirit of the Public Journals for the Year ... - Volume 2 - Page 136:

Forms