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Somewhat niggard.

Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.

Somewhat old.

Foreign; not native. Him did outlandish women cause to sin. Neh. xiii. 26. Its barley water and its outlandish wines. G. W. Cable.

Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.

Somewhat proud. Ash.

Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners. A formal lecture, spoke with prudish face. Garrick.

In a prudish manner.

leshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Paphanus sativus); also, the whole plant. Radish fly (Zoöl.), a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia raphani) whose larvæ burrow in radishes. It resembles the onion fly. -- Rat-tailed radish (Bot.), an herb (Raphanus caudatus) having a long, slender pod, which is sometimes eate…

Somewhat red; moderately red. -- Red"dish*ness, n.

Resplendent; brilliant. [R. & Obs.] Fabyan.

Resplendent. [Obs.]

Like a ribald. Bp. Hall.

Somewhat round; as, a roundish seed; a roundish figure. -- Round"ish*ness, n.

Somewhat rude. Foote.

Approaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact. [Obs.] Evelyn.

Resembling a shepherd; suiting a shepherd; pastoral. Sir T. Sidney.

A stand, or case, for pen and ink. I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver standish. Swift.

Of or pertaining to Sweden or its inhabitants. Swedish turnip. (Bot.) See under Turnip.

Like a toad. [Obs.] A. Stafford.