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twelveish

twelveish is the alternative form of twelvish.

Meaning of twelvish

Adjective

twelvish (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Of about twelve 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

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What is twelveish the alternative form of?
Twelveish is the alternative form of twelvish.

Words near twelveish in the dictionary

  1. twelvefoldness
  2. twelvehundred
  3. twelvehynde
  4. twelvehyndeman
  5. twelvehyndemen
  6. twelveish
  7. twelveling
  8. twelvelings
  9. twelvemo
  10. twelvemonth
  11. twelvemonth mind

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