oblongish

Nearly rectangular, stretched

Somewhat oblong—longer than wide, but not dramatically so.

The suffix *-ish* softens the geometry: The table was oblongish, somewhere between square and rectangular.

It describes shapes that lean toward oblong without fully committing.

shape

elongated

Stretched beyond usual dimensions

stretched · lengthened · ovoid · egg-shaped · obovate

approximation

roughly

In approximate terms

more-or-less · nearly · almost · loosely · inexactly · imprecisely · ish · quasi · borderline · approaching

Opposites
shape geometry

oblongishcircular

Forming a closed curve

round · spherical · square · equilateral · symmetrical

Family

prolong, elongate, oblong, oblongs

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