shortish B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈʃɔːr.tɪʃ/ UK /ˈʃɔː.tɪʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #198137 Meanings 1 adj somewhat short in length, height, or duration A shortish man in a tall hat hurried across the square. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · somewhat short in length,... rather shortmoderately short ↔ Opposites longishrather long Word family Related forms shortshortness-ish Etymology Formed from short + the moderating suffix -ish. Here -ish means "somewhat" or "approximately," so shortish deliberately makes the description less exact or less absolute than short. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # shortish **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈʃɔːr.tɪʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʃɔː.tɪʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 198137 ## Meanings 1. somewhat short in length, height, or duration ## Examples - A shortish man in a tall hat hurried across the square. ## Synonyms - rather short - moderately short ## Antonyms - longish - rather long ## Related Forms - short - shortness - -ish ## Etymology Formed from short + the moderating suffix -ish. Here -ish means "somewhat" or "approximately," so shortish deliberately makes the description less exact or less absolute than short. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown