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
  • Access to the polls has never been adequate across the board, but the relative ease that many people have in participating in politics is a recent invention, based on the VRA.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • About an eighth of a cup should be adequate.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Giants came into the season with a decent enough outlook for the year.
    David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a similar hope for Bielefeld, a 6-3 wing who played a decent amount during her freshman season.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The fine points of class-action law were, of course, less influential than Crenshaw’s insistence on paying close attention to the way Black women were treated by the courts, and the essay’s most memorable lines were broader categorical claims.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Great White’s trainer, John Ennis, confirmed to The Associated Press that the big gray gelding and jockey Alex Achard were fine.
    Stephen Whyno, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • Quatraro asked for clarification and left the field without a satisfactory expression.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The defense was more than satisfactory in subduing the league’s top offense.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • With the naked eye and especially through good binoculars, its conjunction with a slender crescent moon on May 18 will be very pleasing to see.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 May 2026
  • May 21 – June 20 A good idea turns into real progress faster than expected.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • It cannot be targeted solely at civilian populations, but harm to civilians is acceptable.
    Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
  • However, a lot of the other content Cassie created would very much be acceptable, including any adult role play without reference to minors.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 May 2026
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“Fairish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairish. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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