smartish

[ smahr-tish ]

/ ˈsmɑr tɪʃ /

rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted: smartish answers on a quiz.

rather fashionable; fairly chic or exclusive: a smartish new restaurant.

fairly impressive or significant: a smartish number of supporters at the rally.

rather saucy or pert.

Origin of smartish

First recorded in 1730–40; smart + -ish¹

When Christmas Day come, we had somethin' for dinner, but 'twa'n't much; and we had a smartish few bottles o' home-made wine.

Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer |George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)
A smartish piece of goods upon my word for Pembrokeshire; quite a London lady, eh, Miss?'

Emmeline |Charlotte Turner Smith
This evening I had company in the shape of a bagman, a smartish fellow.

A Thin Ghost and Others |M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
The morrow dawned auspiciously, very cloudy with smartish drives of wind and rain.

Ruggles of Red Gap |Harry Leon Wilson

I declare I shall be just the zame as ever—may be I may buy a smartish bridle, or a zilver backy stopper, or the like o' that.

Speed the Plough |Thomas Morton