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fourteenish

fourteenish adjective: of about fourteen years of age.

Adjective

fourteenish (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Of about fourteen years of age.
    • His twelvish son is introduced as a pyromaniacal, foul-mouthed shifty operator. His fourteenish daughter dresses in a manner that would be deemed inappropriately suggestive for a twenty-year-old, and has no worthy interests or social graces.2003, Elliot Gertel, Over the Top Judaism, page 62
    • The kid, thirteen or fourteenish, worn green International Harvester cap turned backwards, seems to have the crowd on his side.2006, E. Craig Coffin, Reflections of a Born-Again Pagan Radical

Origin of fourteenish

From fourteen + -ish.

Questions about fourteenish

What does fourteenish mean?
Fourteenish means of about fourteen years of age.
What part of speech is fourteenish?
Fourteenish is an adjective.

Words near fourteenish in the dictionary

  1. fourteen hundred
  2. Fourteen Words
  3. fourteener
  4. fourteeners
  5. fourteenfold
  6. fourteenish
  7. fourteenness
  8. fourteenpence
  9. fourteenpenny
  10. fourteens
  11. fourteenth

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