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Etymology edit

From dear +‎ -ish.

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dearish (comparative more dearish, superlative most dearish)

  1. Somewhat dear or precious
    • 1881, Sir Charles Lyell, Mrs. Lyell (Katharine M.), Life, Letters and Journals of Sir Charles Lyell, Bart:
      Yet people will still buy dearish books, and though willing to hear Turner lecture gratis on Chemistry or Geology, they will not pay at the rate of 1s. a lecture to hear him.

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