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What does shortish mean?
Somewhat short; moderately short.
Where does shortish come from?
Etymology tree English short Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English shortish From short + -ish.

How to pronounce shortish

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