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 pasta—a hair clump of noodles in a soupy, sweetish tomato sauce—came in one of those parsimonious bowls with a small hollow in the middle and a rim as broad as Saturn’s rings. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

The breeze would spread the sweetish odor of death through the forest and the animals would take care of the rest. — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026

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

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

Banana leaf grits, sweetish, creamy, elicited coos; papaya salad was bracing, crisp. — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1