longish

Definition

Somewhat long.

Etymology

From long + -ish.

Example Sentences

• "1922, Rudyard Kipling, "A St. Helena Lullaby," lines 17-20, in Rudyard Kipling's Verse, Garden City: Doubleday, http://www.bartleby.com/364/294.html "How far is St. Helena from the Capes of Trafalgar?" / A longish way—a longish way—with ten year more to run. / It's South across the water underneath a falling star. / (What you cannot finish you must leave undone!)"
• "She had a longish face scribbled all over with wrinkles."
• "It was a longish time before I received a reply to my letter."