smart·ish | \ ˈsmärtish \
Definition of smartish
1 : somewhat smart : fairly smart a smartish little bar— William Sansom
2 : of considerable importance or significance (as in amount, number, degree, quality)
a smartish distance some smartish lambs … fat as snails— A. E. Coppard
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The first known use of smartish was in 1738
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