tallish
Moderately above average
Tallish means fairly tall or somewhat tall—not quite tall, but leaning that direction.
The suffix softens the claim, suggesting height that's noticeable but not remarkable: He was tallish, maybe six feet.
Like other -ish formations, it hedges rather than commits.
physical
Tall and ungainly thin
- ganglyAwkwardly tall and thin
- leggyHaving lengthy limbs
- rangyTall, thin, loose-limbed
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
beanpole · willowy · stretched · slender · lean · wiry · stringy · coltish
relative
By relative measure
- relativelyIn proportion to another
- somewhatTo a moderate extent
- fairlyModerately or equitably
- ratherSomewhat, or by preference
moderately · sort-of · nearly · almost · approximating · noticeably
moderate
Between two levels
- middlingOf moderate quality
- midsizeModerate in scale
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
lanky
Tall and ungainly thin
spindly · beanpole · willowy · stretched · slender · lean · wiry · stringy · coltish · reedy
comparatively
By relative measure
- relativelyIn proportion to another
- somewhatTo a moderate extent
- fairlyModerately or equitably
rather · moderately · sort-of · nearly · almost · approximating · noticeably
intermediate
Between two levels
- middlingOf moderate quality
- midsizeModerate in scale
- borderlineEdge of acceptability