quadragenarious
Syllables: quad·ra·ge·na·riousUK/ˌkwɒd.ɹə.d͡ʒɪˈnɛə.ɹɪəs/US/ˌkwɑd.ɹə.d͡ʒɪˈnɛ.ɹiəs/
quadragenarious adjective: synonym of quadragenarian: Of or related to fortysomethings.
Adjective
quadragenarious (not comparable)
- Synonym of quadragenarian: Of or related to fortysomethings.
- […]cutting out valiantly from under the guns of a dozen rivals some stout buxom widow suited to his estate and to his medium years — one of those plumply mellow quadrigenarious bodies who especially appeal to the vigorous and well-salted emotion which with sailor-men stands for love[…]1894, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 90
- This is doubtless the reason who^([sic]) our quadragenarious friends sometimes surprise us with their matrimonial ventures.1903, The Christian Work and the Evangelist, volume 75
- Synonyms:
- quadragenarian
Synonyms of quadragenarious
Forms of quadragenarious
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Origin of quadragenarious
Learned borrowing from Latin quadrāgēnārius (“containing 40”), either directly or via French quadragénaire, from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Doublet of quadragenarian, quadragenary, and quadragene.
Questions about quadragenarious
- What does quadragenarious mean?
- Quadragenarious means synonym of quadragenarian: Of or related to fortysomethings.
- What part of speech is quadragenarious?
- Quadragenarious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce quadragenarious?
- Quadragenarious is pronounced /ˌkwɒd.ɹə.d͡ʒɪˈnɛə.ɹɪəs/ (UK).
Words near quadragenarious in the dictionary
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