sweetish.

Somewhat sweet, but not strongly or purely so.

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Words that belong together

• sweetish taste
• sweetish smell

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The water had a sweetish taste that made her hesitate before swallowing.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more sweetish; superlative most sweetish when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.