sweetish

[ swee-tish ]

/ ˈswi tɪʃ /

somewhat sweet.

Origin of sweetish

First recorded in 1570–80; sweet + -ish¹

sweet·ish·ly, adverb sweet·ish·ness, noun

The odor of the root is weak and unpleasant, the taste mucilaginous, sweetish and somewhat bitter.

Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants |A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
They knocked at the door, and Cyril followed his aunts into grandfather's hot, sweetish room.

The Garden Party |Katherine Mansfield
Its root is sweetish and mucilaginous, and is used as a substitute for liquorice (Indian liquorice).

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 |Various
The sweetish liquid is contained, like the juices of plants generally, in cells.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 |Various

It sometimes has a sweetish smell, or a smell suggestive of mushrooms even when no spawn has run through it.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. |George Francis Atkinson