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-Ish → 좀, 그럭저럭

"-Ish" 는 뭔가 확실하지 않거나 그럭저럭할때 붙이는 표현이다.

Mask by Dream

Ish (adv.) - to some extent.


비슷한 용어: a bit, somewhat, kind of, sort of


"Are you hungry?" "Ish." → 배고파? 음, 뭐 조금. 

There are 30-ish students in my class. → 우리 반에는 한 30명 정도 있어. 

Her shirt looks bluish. → 저 셔츠는 좀 파랑색처럼 보여. 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling, p. 69

"[A] dull, greenish tinge along the horizon to their right showed that daybreak was drawing closer."


Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling, p. 88

"[H]is boyish face shone with excitement."


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling, p. 7

"Lucius Malfoy looked up. His skin appeared yellowish and waxy in the firelight."

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