fiveish
Roughly five o'clock
Fiveish means approximately five, usually referring to time: I'll be there around fiveish.
The -ish suffix signals imprecision—not exactly five o'clock, but somewhere close.
The pattern extends to other numbers: threeish, tenish.
Less commonly, fiveish can describe quantities: We need fiveish volunteers.
Close but not exact
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- aroundIn the vicinity
- circaApproximately, for dates
thereabouts · ballpark · guesstimate · more-or-less · nearly · almost
Means approximately
- kindaCasual somewhat
- sortaInformal partial affirmative
- casualRelaxed and informal
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
slang · conversational · relaxed · laid-back · offhand · imprecise · flexible · loose
Scheduled time for something
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- ETAProjected arrival time
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- dinner-timeEvening eating hour
drinks · rush-hour · evening · rendezvous
approximately
Close but not exact
circa · thereabouts · ballpark · guesstimate · more-or-less · nearly · almost
ish
Means approximately
colloquial · slang · conversational · relaxed · laid-back · offhand · imprecise · flexible · loose · noncommittal
appointment
Scheduled time for something
dinner-time · drinks · rush-hour · evening · rendezvous