sweetish

adjective

sweet·​ish ˈswē-tish 

1

: somewhat sweet

2

: unpleasantly sweet

sweetishly adverb

Examples of sweetish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The finish is smooth and sweetish, with lingering vanilla and subtle seasoned oak notes. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1