The canonical use of -ish is as a suffix meaning “approximately,” as in bluish, tallish, sixish, or even hungry-ish. This is the definition—the only definition—that you’ll find in Merriam-Webster, ...

A suffix is a letter or group of letters that goes on the end of a word and changes the word's meaning. Some suffixes have specific uses. Narrator: I've told you, fur doesn't tan even when you're in ...

Here’s a bit of free grammar advice I found online, offered up by a self-appointed expert who thought he could help all us poor, misguided grammar ignoramuses: “‘Firstly’ isn’t a word.” This bold ...