Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nowish

/ˈnaʊɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: now-ish
IPA: /ˈnaʊɪʃ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

About now; almost immediately.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Harry: I'm afraid Father's feeling a bit under the weather. […] I am sure that he'd appreciate a little visit from you... Edmund: Oh. Well, I'm sure I can pop my head round the door... Harry: ...sort of nowish."

Etymology

From now + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: now

Usage

Informal

Questions

How do you pronounce nowish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnaʊɪʃ/.
What does nowish mean?: About now; almost immediately.
Where does nowish come from?: From now + -ish.

How to pronounce nowish

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