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fiftyish

/ˈfɪftiɪʃ/

fiftyish adjective: approximately fifty, particularly around fifty years old.

Adjective

fiftyish (not comparable)

  1. Approximately fifty, particularly around fifty years old.

Origin of fiftyish

From fifty + -ish.

Questions about fiftyish

What does fiftyish mean?
Fiftyish means approximately fifty, particularly around fifty years old.
What part of speech is fiftyish?
Fiftyish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fiftyish?
Fiftyish is pronounced /ˈfɪftiɪʃ/.

Words near fiftyish in the dictionary

  1. fifty-two
  2. fiftyeight
  3. fiftyfive
  4. fiftyfold
  5. fiftyfour
  6. fiftyish
  7. fiftynine
  8. fiftyodd
  9. fiftyone
  10. fiftyseven
  11. fiftysix

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