sweetish

adjective

sweet·​ish ˈswē-tish How to pronounce sweetish (audio)
1
: somewhat sweet
2
: unpleasantly sweet
sweetishly adverb

Examples of sweetish in a Sentence

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The finish is long and sweetish, with lingering but subtle hazelnut, oak, and vanilla notes. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 This fluffy, sweetish white milk bread is a favorite in Japan, particularly for egg salad and fruit sandwiches sold at convenience stores. The Know, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2024 This version is brighter and airier — but the food is exceptional: al dente squid ink spaghetti with lobster chunks; mussels in a sweetish-stinging tomato broth that’s worth slurping with the shells; silky risottos brightened with butternut squash or juicy cherry tomatoes. Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023 The hilltop town of San Daniele is renowned for a sweetish ham that's cured in both the Adriatic breeze and cool mountain air. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 18 Jan. 2023 The wood maturation gives it a sweetish flavor reminiscent of honey and homemade bread. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 14 Oct. 2022 Banana leaf grits, sweetish, creamy, elicited coos; papaya salad was bracing, crisp. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 Buffet style brunch that includes French toast casserole, bacon, eggs, biscuits and gravy, salad, sweetish meatball, salad and more. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 June 2022 But my favorite jerk option was chicken wings — charred, moist, and zingy, with a dipping sauce that cut the fire of scotch bonnet with a sweetish rum-and-mango chutney. Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sweetish was in 1580

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“Sweetish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweetish. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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