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weatherish en · ADJ

Etymology

From weather + -ish.

Meanings

1. Somewhat windy, cloudy or rainy.
   • Abruptly, the day turned weatherish. The wind kept shifting. 1970, Elizabeth Savage, But Not for Love, Boston: Little, Brown & Co., page 205:
   • “Quite weatherish this morning, isn’t it?” 1898, Harriet A. Cheever, chapter 1, in Little Mr. Van Vere of China, Boston: Estes & Lauriat, page 14:
   • 1866, Israel Gibbons, Crescent-Shine; or, Gleams of Light on All Sorts of Subjects from the Columns of the New Orleans Crescent, New Orleans: J.O. Nixon, “En Route to Mexico,” p. 183, Sky hazy, and appearances a little weatherish.
   • The dirtiness of Tommy’s face made his teeth seem whiter than they were. He showed many of them in a grin and said: “Kind of weatherish tonight.” 1931, Dashiell Hammett, The Glass Key, Chapter 6, section 3:
2. Mainly limited to the subject of the weather. (of conversation)
   • A young stranger, detaching himself from Dinty’s entourage, approached and stood, waiting for Horace to finish his polite and weatherish conversation with Mrs. Macy. 1944, Samuel Hopkins Adams, chapter 20, in Canal Town, London: John Long, page 139:
   • He raises his paper cup to her in a little salute. “Fine day.” Adam hears himself repeat the same weatherish small talk he has with the news guy. He would like to say something more interesting. 2010, Susan Wilson, chapter 8, in One Good Dog, New York: St. Martin’s Press, page 55:

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