Definition of fairishnext
as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards did a fairish job of refinishing the old chest, especially since it was her first foray into furniture restoration

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Adjective
  • People will need to be extra cautious next week and check on those without adequate ways of cooling off.
    Cutter Martin, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Ensure adequate intake and stay motivated with the Ombre Water Bottle.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • Find a quiet gate, buy a decent coffee, use your noise-canceling headphones.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Rear-seat passengers get decent legroom and the cargo area is practical enough for road trips, shopping runs or airport duty.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • And Beale is perfect as the politically savvy, fine-food-loving Ser Simon, joining in Season 2.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Los Angeles will shell out $120,000 for outside lawyers to fight a lawsuit filed by Councilmember John Lee challenging an ethics fine.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Adjective
  • For writing, editing, spreadsheets, email, and web browsing, performance proved entirely satisfactory.
    Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026
  • Iran hawks and an array of dissidents and mainstream voices within the Republican Party have cast doubt on whether the agreement secured satisfactory concessions from Iran.
    Matthew Kelly Updated June 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
    Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 30 June 2026
  • Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • But the disagreement ultimately has less to do with objective criteria—such as the effects of climate change in Europe, which is warming twice as fast as the global average—than subjective questions about what constitutes an acceptable level of physical suffering and sacrifice.
    Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • The rise of color TV meant viewers could see the jerseys better, and the fitness boom meant athleisure was becoming more socially acceptable for adults.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
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“Fairish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairish. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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