weatherish

English

weatherish (comparative more weatherish, superlative most weatherish)

Somewhat windy, cloudy or rainy.
- 1866, Israel Gibbons, Crescent-Shine; or, Gleams of Light on All Sorts of Subjects from the Columns of the New Orleans Crescent, New Orleans: J.O. Nixon, “En Route to Mexico,” p. 183,
  Sky hazy, and appearances a little weatherish.
- 1898, Harriet A. Cheever, chapter 1, in Little Mr. Van Vere of China‎, Boston: Estes & Lauriat, page 14:
  “Quite weatherish this morning, isn’t it?”
- 1931, Dashiell Hammett, The Glass Key‎, Chapter 6, section 3:
  The dirtiness of Tommy’s face made his teeth seem whiter than they were. He showed many of them in a grin and said: “Kind of weatherish tonight.”
- 1970, Elizabeth Savage, But Not for Love‎, Boston: Little, Brown & Co., page 205:
  Abruptly, the day turned weatherish. The wind kept shifting.
Mainly limited to the subject of the weather. (of conversation)
- 1944, Samuel Hopkins Adams, chapter 20, in Canal Town‎, London: John Long, page 139:
  A young stranger, detaching himself from Dinty’s entourage, approached and stood, waiting for Horace to finish his polite and weatherish conversation with Mrs. Macy.
- 2010, Susan Wilson, chapter 8, in One Good Dog‎, New York: St. Martin’s Press, page 55:
  He raises his paper cup to her in a little salute. “Fine day.” Adam hears himself repeat the same weatherish small talk he has with the news guy. He would like to say something more interesting.

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