1. somewhat bleak; moderately cold, bare, or desolate
Usage: informal; diminutive or moderating form of 'bleak'

Examples

• The landscape looked bleakish in late autumn, with bare trees and gray skies.
• The office had a bleakish atmosphere until they added some plants and artwork.
• It was a bleakish morning, cold enough to need a jacket but not freezing.
• The hotel room felt bleakish and impersonal on first arrival.
• The future seemed bleakish, though not entirely hopeless.