fairish

fairish
fair·ish
[ˈfeərɪʃ, AM ˈfer-]
adj inv
1. (considerable) beträchtlich, ziemlich fam
there's a \fairish wind blowing es bläst ein recht starker Wind
2. (blond, pale) hell
\fairish complexion heller Teint
\fairish hair dunkelblondes Haar
3. (quite good) gering
her chances are \fairish ihre Aussichten sind so lala fam
* * *
fairish adj ziemlich (gut oder groß), leidlich, passabel
* * *
adj.
leidlich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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