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  • adjective colloquial Quite late
  • adverb colloquial Quite late

Etymologies

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late +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • Third and long from the Cowboy 22, and Weeden converts to Cooper, who takes a lateish hit out of bounds.

    Oklahoma State 41, Stanford 38 - as it happened! | Michael Solomon 2012

  • I had an appointment after work last night and then by the time I got home, settled in, made dinner etc, it was already lateish.

    It's to be expected, after all girliejones 2010

  • Now others, not Eli, may say that this is reasoning from the conclusion, but allow the Rabett to point out that others were there many years ago, as countless USENET discussions including this rather lateish one show.

    Rabett Run EliRabett 2009

  • June 28, 2008 at 4:42 pm ohai sk……….. smammie teh bartender cawled it uh nite….. herz onna east coast an iz gettin lateish……

    lock and load. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • * Got up lateish, scanned stuff and found old CAPTION photos on my hard-drive that I'd forgotten about

    Not a bad weekend overall jinty 2007

  • That link didn't work at first, but I have chcked it now lateish on Friday night and it's fine.

    auntie joanna writes Joanna Bogle 2007

  • I spent yesterday - after a cheerful lateish breakfast with nephew and niece and hugs and farewells and "See you next at Christmas!"

    Archive 2006-10-01 Joanna Bogle 2006

  • I spent yesterday - after a cheerful lateish breakfast with nephew and niece and hugs and farewells and "See you next at Christmas!"

    auntie joanna writes Joanna Bogle 2006

  • Despite the lateish night well, only 12:45 or so we were up fairly bright and early -- Andy and Mardou were staying upstairs and it sounded like Carla was still fairly fast asleep in the sitting room, so we read comics and chatted and had cups of tea until we realized that actually Carla had already had her shower and everything.

    CAPTION2004 was history -- Friday andypop 2004

  • I stayed up lateish finishing my portfolio for spanish, and woke up late this morning.

    jenna-bear Diary Entry jenna-bear 2003

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