English
spadish
From spade + -ish, in reference to the phrase call a spade a spade.
Formed from spade + -ish
Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰ-
Proto-Germanic *spadô
Old English spada
Middle English spade
English spade
Today it means
adj Speaking plainly, without euphemism or diplomacy.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “spadish”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / spadish