dimmish

adj

dimmish

adj

Etymology From dim + -ish.

1

Somewhat dim.

  • […] there is a great shut-in meadow […] and as the sun goes down it is dimmish in there, but away up against the sky you see the big peaks towering up and shining bright and vivid in the sun […]1907, Mark Twain, chapter 4, in A Horse’s Tale, New York: Harper, page 28:
  • The airport buildings were in darkness except for a few dimmish lights in the lounge.1982, Lawrence Durrell, chapter 6, in Constance, New York: Viking, page 144:

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