fortyish
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3.3
- adjective
- /ˈfɔrtiɪʃ/
- Informal
:
de unos cuarenta
- Robert Muldoon, the grim-faced man who was present at the accident in the beginning, is fortyish and British.
- fortyish man
- fortyish woman
- tall, fortyish
Examples
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Elaine, a fortyish, tired-looking wife and mother, sits on the couch across from Ben.
Fiction book (1999) -
When he looked up a moment later, a fortyish woman stood before him, wearing a loose blouse and pleated gray skirt.
Fiction book (1999) -
A fortyish woman in a security guard's uniform is drinking coffee, one of a number of airport employees.
Fiction book (2001) -
The ranking officer, a fortyish lieutenant, walks up to Utah.
Fiction book (1991) -
Carolyn stands by the pool next to two fortyish women.
Fiction book (1999) -
Dr. Gregg was a trim, fortyish man, dark hair still thick with just a few white strands throughout.
Fiction book (2000) -
Joe roused himself long enough to watch the well-dressed, fortyish man walk briskly by the bar, then resumed his nap.
Fiction book (1999) -
Though I'd only known him a short time, it was clear Melvin, a squat, fortyish, high-foreheaded man, was a champion of animal companionship.
Academic text (2007) -
What men like Gus—handsome, intelligent, educated, and fortyish—could see in these callow boys defeated her.
Fiction book (1995) -
A handsome, fortyish man in a town car talks into a cellular phone.
Synonyms
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3.2
Being between forty and forty-nine years old
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fortyish combines forty and the ending -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'around', like in greenish where it means 'a little green'. So fortyish means 'about forty' in age or in appearance.