standardish
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Somewhat or nearly standard; approximating the norm; more or less regular.
Example Sentences
- "Cabernet Sauvignon The Private Reserve is a true showpiece wine, but the regular bottling has been rather standardish to date, with a couple of exuberant exceptions."
- "Likewise, the basilectal phrase to make dirty (= 'to litter') is realigned as to make dirt, which is syntactically standardish without being a standard English idiom."
- "She unbuttoned her sweater and pulled it off, revealing her standardish white bra."
- "“Standardish,” said Vivian, disappearing behind a partition wall to prepare for bed. M sat on her bunk, still dressed in her Fulbright suit."
Etymology
From standard + -ish. Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *standaną Frankish *standan Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Frankish *hard(ī) Frankish *standahardbor.? Old French estendre? Old French estandartbor. Middle English standard English standard Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English standardish
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more standardish (comparative)
most standardish (superlative)