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Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.

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Dictionary Entry

ish

Part of SpeechadverbPronunciation/ɪʃ/Used In Literature ↓

Somewhat, reasonably, fairly

In a Sentence

"Was the film any good?" – "Ish."

Origin

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Common Phrases

. ishish chazonish english jewish british hazonish w
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Poetry examples for ish

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

231. Mermaid =sea-maid. J/eris of the samef amily as the mor in

Ar-mor-i-ca and in Mor-ini, the Lat. mare, Eng. mar-iner, mar-ish or

mar-sh, etc. -

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