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youngish

youngish adjective: somewhat young.

Adjective

youngish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat young.
    • In spite of his youngish appearance, he had much experience.
    • By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court

youngish meaning in Urdu and Bengali

youngish in Urdu

کم عمر سا, قریب قریب جوان

youngish in Bengali

কিছুটা অল্পবয়সী

Origin of youngish

From young + -ish.

Questions about youngish

What does youngish mean?
Youngish means somewhat young.
What is youngish in Urdu?
Youngish in Urdu is کم عمر سا, قریب قریب جوان. See Youngish meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is youngish?
Youngish is an adjective.

Words near youngish in the dictionary

  1. youngin
  2. younging
  3. younginid
  4. younginids
  5. youngins
  6. youngish
  7. youngker
  8. youngkers
  9. Youngkin
  10. Youngkins
  11. younglet

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