Somewhat good or fairly good, but not excellent; having the quality of being moderately positive or pleasant.
From 'goody' (something good or pleasant) plus the suffix '-ish' (meaning somewhat or rather), a productive English suffix that creates adjectives indicating partial or approximate qualities. The 'goody' element comes from Old English 'gōd' (good) combined with the diminutive '-y'.
The '-ish' suffix is wonderfully flexible—we can stick it on almost anything to mean 'sort of' or 'kind of,' which explains why English speakers are always making new words like 'bluish,' 'reddish,' and 'goodyish' without needing permission!
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