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
  • Several viable sites were dismissed prematurely or without adequate analysis.
    Charles Rilli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Prolonged blackouts have draped the island and hospitals struggle with providing adequate care.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Johnson, who’s a restricted free agent, has a decent chance to be asked back on a low-money deal.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The league’s celebrated new CBA made all these players rich, but did little for the Sparks, who were unable to make a dent in the league-wide free agent market and were out of decent draft picks and so must survive for one more season before getting a shot at JuJu Watkins.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Schuch paused in front of a Tetra Pak carton of Côtes du Rhône, noting that while such packaging had gone over fine in Nordic countries, French consumers had rejected it vehemently.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Be sure to triple-check that the details are satisfactory before signing anything.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Privately, some writers walking the staff picket line still had faith in WGAW management to negotiate a satisfactory deal with the AMPTP amid the drama.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Lemon Poppyseed Muffins Trader Joe’s muffins have a good reputation—and for good reason.
    Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026
  • And the rigmarole of international travel is a very good reason.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Each press delivers an acceptable amount of tactile feedback and is pretty quiet, too.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Downstream water districts warned Branden Ingersoll, a spokesman for the state health department’s Hazardous Materials Division, said the data show arsenic concentration in the water is acceptable for surface water but not for tap water.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Fairish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairish. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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