as in warm
having or giving off heat to a moderate degree
having been on the kitchen counter for some time, the glass of juice had become rather warmish
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Recent Examples of warmish
On a welcome muddy day in January — a warmish respite between polar vortexes and snowstorms — a small work crew hoisted 20-foot long steel pipes into a hole being bored hundreds of feet deep in the scraggly field across from Union Station in New Haven.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
When temperatures remain warmish and only dip to near freezing the plants can remain green, full of foliage and in bloom.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
When temperatures remain warmish and only dip to near freezing the plants can remain green, full of foliage and in bloom.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warmish
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This tank top maxi dress is a warm-weather staple.
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El Niño isn't just moving warm water around randomly in the ocean.
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Returning additional heated water can threaten fish, aquatic plants, and other wildlife, requiring operators to reduce power output or temporarily shut reactors down to comply with environmental regulations.
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The disagreement was the subject of heated discussion during an attorneys’ conference Thursday, a discussion that continued into Friday morning and prompted another conference for which the jury was sent out of the courtroom.
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“Warmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmish. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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