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eightyish

eightyish adjective: approximately eighty.

Adjective

eightyish (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Approximately eighty
  2. (informal) Of about eighty years of age.

Origin of eightyish

From eighty + -ish.

Questions about eightyish

What does eightyish mean?
Eightyish means approximately eighty.
What part of speech is eightyish?
Eightyish is an adjective.

Words near eightyish in the dictionary

  1. eighty-two
  2. eightyeight
  3. eightyfive
  4. eightyfold
  5. eightyfour
  6. eightyish
  7. eightynine
  8. eightyodd
  9. eightyone
  10. eightyseven
  11. eightysix

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