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The hilltop town of San Daniele is renowned for a sweetish ham that's cured in both the Adriatic breeze and cool mountain air.
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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
The aftertaste is slightly sweetish, perhaps thanks to the ripe fruit.
—Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2021
Unfortunately, the sprouts were tough and undercooked, and the sweetish sauce seasoning the pork seemed to stick out instead of blending in.
—Coco Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
Merely a dusting of parmigiano atop a sweetish splash of tomato sauce.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2018
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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
The aftertaste is slightly sweetish, perhaps thanks to the ripe fruit.
—Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2021
Unfortunately, the sprouts were tough and undercooked, and the sweetish sauce seasoning the pork seemed to stick out instead of blending in.
—Coco Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
Merely a dusting of parmigiano atop a sweetish splash of tomato sauce.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near sweetish
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“Sweetish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweetish. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.
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