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sweet•ish

(ˈswi tɪʃ)

adj.
somewhat sweet.
[1570–80]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.sweetish - somewhat sweet
sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
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Translations

sweetish

[ˈswiːtɪʃ] ADJ → algo dulce
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sweetish

adj taste, smell → süßlich
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