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twelvish

/ˈtwɛlvɪʃ/

twelvish adjective: of about twelve years of age.

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
    • The young men were in their shirtsleeves, with their collars open, and Miss Tillie was wilting in her chair, fanned by a twelvish black girl who looked unutterably bored.2005, Marie Jakober, Sons of Liberty, page 58

Noun

twelvish (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) Any time close to 12 o'clock.

Forms of twelvish

alternative formtwelveish

Origin of twelvish

From twelve + -ish.

Questions about twelvish

What does twelvish mean?
Twelvish means of about twelve years of age.
What part of speech is twelvish?
Twelvish can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce twelvish?
Twelvish is pronounced /ˈtwɛlvɪʃ/.

Words near twelvish in the dictionary

  1. twelveteenth
  2. twelveth
  3. Twelvetide
  4. Twelvetrees
  5. twelvety
  6. twelvish
  7. twelvth
  8. Twemlow
  9. twen
  10. TWENEX
  11. twenny

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