Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smartish

/smˈɑɹtɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: smar-tish
IPA: /smˈɑɹtɪʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adv

adv

rapidly; without dawdling

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"The work's to be done smartish, for inside the hour we'll have Mr Drew's visitors on our necks."

Etymology

From smart + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: smart

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more smartish (comparative) most smartish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce smartish?: The recorded pronunciation is /smˈɑɹtɪʃ/.
What does smartish mean?: Rather smart
Where does smartish come from?: From smart + -ish.

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