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sixtyish

/ˈsɪkstiɪʃ/

sixtyish adjective: of about sixty years of age.

Adjective

sixtyish (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Of about sixty years of age.
    • The role of Alma Millet, a sour sixty-ish sexless widow, offers Carol a chance to shed the bright-eyed and brainless image that served her so well in the past.1976 December 11, Don Shewey, “Bed, Fox and Fiddler: Stars in the Night”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 24, page 15

Origin of sixtyish

From sixty + -ish.

Questions about sixtyish

What does sixtyish mean?
Sixtyish means of about sixty years of age.
What part of speech is sixtyish?
Sixtyish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sixtyish?
Sixtyish is pronounced /ˈsɪkstiɪʃ/.

Words near sixtyish in the dictionary

  1. sixtyfive
  2. sixtyfold
  3. sixtyfour
  4. sixtyfourmo
  5. sixtyfourmos
  6. sixtyish
  7. sixtynine
  8. sixtyodd
  9. sixtyone
  10. sixtyseven
  11. sixtysix

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