as in warm
having or giving off heat to a moderate degree
having been on the kitchen counter for some time, the glass of juice had become rather warmish
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Recent Examples of warmish
On a welcome muddy day in January — a warmish respite between polar vortexes and snowstorms — a small work crew hoisted 20-foot long steel pipes into a hole being bored hundreds of feet deep in the scraggly field across from Union Station in New Haven.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
When temperatures remain warmish and only dip to near freezing the plants can remain green, full of foliage and in bloom.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
When temperatures remain warmish and only dip to near freezing the plants can remain green, full of foliage and in bloom.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warmish
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The Inn stays shut during winter and ‘pack ice’ season, which some locals will tell you is the most beautiful time of all—for snowmobiling and snowshoeing through the Island’s interior by day, and come evening, getting invited into someone's warm shed for a tipple and a chat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2001, the couple, who did not have children, retired to Miami in search of warmer beaches.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Additional amenities include a heated indoor pool, outdoor hot tub, tennis court, gym, and petting zoo.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Don’t hesitate to step away if things get too heated.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Warmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warmish. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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