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okayish

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/oʊˈkeɪɪʃ/ · o-key-ish

moderately acceptable; neither good nor bad.

Meanings

adjectiveinformal

moderately acceptable; neither good nor bad.

اعتدال پسند قبولیت؛ نہ تو اچھا نہ برا۔

ٹھیک ٹھاک

theek thaak

Synonyms

averagefairsatisfactoryاوسطبہترقابل قبول

Antonyms

terribleawfulpoorبریبے کارناقابل قبول

Common Collocations

  • okayish experience
  • okayish quality
  • okayish performance

Example Sentences

The movie was okayish, not as good as I expected.

فلم ٹھیک ٹھاک تھی، جیسی میں نے سوچا تھا اتنی اچھی نہیں تھی۔

Film theek thaak thi, jaisi maine socha tha utni achi nahi thi.

Her presentation was okayish; it lacked excitement.

اس کی پریزنٹیشن ٹھیک ٹھاک تھی؛ اس میں جوش کی کمی تھی۔

Us ki presentation theek thaak thi; is mein Josh ki kami thi.

The food in that restaurant was just okayish.

اس ریستوران کا کھانا صرف ٹھیک ٹھاک تھا۔

Is restaurant ka khana sirf theek thaak tha.

Easily Confused With

okay:Okay is a positive affirmation meaning satisfactory; okayish suggests a lesser degree of satisfaction.

Word Family

okay
adjectiveٹھیک

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Imagine a thumbs-up that isn't fully raised.

Picture a scale showing 'good' on one side and 'bad' on the other, with 'okayish' in the middle.

📖 Etymology

Origin: English "okay" — satisfactory or acceptable

First known use: 20th century

The term 'okayish' is a colloquial variation of 'okay' used to describe something that is less than satisfactory but still acceptable.