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tolerablish en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English tolerable Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English tolerablish From tolerable + -ish.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, colloquial, not-comparable) Somewhat tolerable.
    • ‘Ay, ma'am, Betty do fight it out tolerablish,’ was the reply to this compliment. 1857, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Dynevor terrace: or, The clue of life, Oxford University, page 29:
    • There was a good many there, and some on 'em learned to read very well, and some couldn't learn nohow. I got on tolerablish. 1844, William Chambers, Robert Chambers, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, W. and R. Chambers, page 412:
    • “I like it tolerablish when it's a pretty book, all about killing people,” said Robert. 1882, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Pickle and his page-boy, or, Unlooked for, Oxford University, page 21: