youngish
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˈjʌŋɪʃ/
- Informal
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- He's a youngish teacher who's popular with all the students.
- a youngish man
But she should be, you know, youngish, middle-aged maybe.
- But she should be, you know, youngish, middle-aged maybe.
- I sounded young, so I had a youngish voice.
- And she texts back youngish male head injuries, the hunchback.
Examples
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You are still, by the world's standards, a youngish man.
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I am married to a youngish man, David Michael Bertka.
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A woman answered, a youngish, healthy one of prime breeding age.
Fiction book (2000) -
The voice over the headset was youngish and female.
Fiction book (2000) -
"He's so attractive, even with face paint," I heard a youngish woman say.
Fiction book (1991) -
There are also youngish players whom the Sox want to evaluate, like Iglesias.
Blog text (26) -
A youngish instructor stirs to the front row from a row of upset faculty.
Fiction book (1991) -
Abelove was like one of our teachers at the high school, a youngish guy exuding personality.
Fiction book (1997) -
Without betraying anyone's confidence, I can say that there are several youngish men, beloved sons of couples in your midst.
Fiction book (1990) -
Tourists, apparently, looking admiringly at a disheveled, youngish man, lanky and a little underweight.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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How Young
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Youngish is made from young and the ending -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'like'. Think of words like 'greenish' or 'tallish' to remember that youngish means someone is a little like 'young', not very young.