"More-ish" (Was: The Beauforts Was: reverse dictionary )

[Carol]

Geoff wrote:
> >   The fact I said they are 'more-ish' answers your last question.
Perhaps you haven't met the term - it's an English colloquialism for
absolutely scrumptious.
> 
 addedSharon:
> We use the same term here in Oz (Australia). I take 'more-ish' to
mean that it's so good you want more and more! Those who live across
the pond, however, probably think it means something to do with
prairies or fields (moors) LOL.
>
Carol responds:

Thanks, both of you. I thought it meant "somewhat more" in relation to
some adjective in the quoted post, only there was no such adjective,
only "somewhat more-ish" than black pudding, which I still find to be
revolting based solely on its contents. I certainly didn't expect it
to mean "scrumptious," though Sharon's definition/etymology makes
sense of that meaning.

I did think of "moors" even though "more" and "moor" aren't homonyms
for me (neither are "pore" and "poor"). I also thought (with distaste)
of Sir Thomas More, More-ish being a quality of which I'd like to see
less-ish. <g>

Also "noonish" and "elevenish," even though there's no connection:
"around noon" or "around eleven" makes perfect sense, but "around
more" just confused me.

Carol, still wondering whether Geoff places black pudding in the
"more-ish" category along with Eccles cakes