TALLISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tallish mean? 

• TALLISH (adjective)
  The adjective TALLISH has 1 sense:

1. somewhat tall

  Familiarity information: TALLISH used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TALLISH (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Somewhat tall

Similar:

tall (great in vertical dimension; high in stature)

 Context examples 

In front of him he saw, in the gaslight, a tallish man, walking with a slight stagger, and carrying a white goose slung over his shoulder.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)