small·ish

[smaw-lish]
adjective
rather small.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; see small, -ish1

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small (smɔːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  comparatively little; limited in size, number, importance, etc
2.  of little importance or on a minor scale: a small business
3.  lacking in moral or mental breadth or depth: a small mind
4.  modest or humble: small beginnings
5.  of low or inferior status, esp socially
6.  (of a child or animal) young; not mature
7.  unimportant, trivial: a small matter
8.  not outstanding: a small actor
9.  Compare capital See also lower case of, relating to, or designating the ordinary modern minuscule letter used in printing and cursive writing
10.  lacking great strength or force: a small effort
11.  in fine particles: small gravel
12.  obsolete (of beer, etc) of low alcoholic strength
 
adv
13.  into small pieces: you have to cut it small
14.  in a small or soft manner
15.  feel small to be humiliated or inferior
 
n
16.  the small an object, person, or group considered to be small: do you want the small or the large?
17.  a small slender part, esp of the back
18.  informal chiefly (Brit) (plural) items of personal laundry, such as underwear
 
[Old English smæl; related to Old High German smal, Old Norse smali small cattle]
 
'smallish
 
adj
 
'smallness
 
n

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Smallish is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
The first two show a smallish buck with a scrubby four-point antler on one side
  and a forked nub on the other.
The rear seatbacks fold down, expanding a smallish luggage space otherwise
  accessible only via the hatchback.
We find a lot of society in a smallish geographic space.
And it emits from one smallish spot, diminishing with distance by the
  inverse-square law.
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