deepish, a.
(ˈdiːpɪʃ)
[f. deep a. + -ish1.]
Somewhat or rather deep.
| 1878 I. L. Bird Lady's Life Rocky Mountains (1879) 197 We crossed a deepish stream on the ice. 1920 Blackw. Mag. July 86/2 It's only a deepish scratch. 1925 A. S. M. Hutchinson One Increasing Purpose i. xx. 128 Rather, rather deepish things. 1926 Spectator 6 Mar. 408/2 The Government was now in deepish water. 1959 Times 27 May 5/2 Dixon was caught at deepish mid-off. |