smartish

[ smahr-tish ]

adjective

1. rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted:

   smartish answers on a quiz.

2. rather fashionable; fairly chic or exclusive:

   a smartish new restaurant.

3. fairly impressive or significant:

   a smartish number of supporters at the rally.

4. rather saucy or pert.

Word History and Origins

Origin of smartish¹

First recorded in 1730–40; smart + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Musk’s Aug. 7 tweet that he had “funding secured” for the deal and a subsequent New York Times interview in which he described his critics as “smartish” sparked a frenzy of online lampoons of the 47-year-old billionaire CEO.

From Reuters

Referring to the short-sellers, he added: “They’re not dumb guys, but they’re not supersmart. They’re O.K. They’re smartish.”

From New York Times

Skagen is coming out with a line of wearables, the first of which will be a smartish watch and activity tracker under the name Hagen.

From The Verge

You'll need to download the official app smartish before the album goes live on 4 July, three days before its official release.

From The Guardian

A crucial challenge is figuring out how all the smartish gadgets will talk to each other.

From New York Times