"fortyish" meaning in English

See fortyish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).ti.ɪʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fortyish.wav
Etymology: From forty + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|forty|ish}} forty + -ish Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} fortyish
  1. Close to the number forty Categories (topical): English cardinal numbers, Forty
    Sense id: en-fortyish-en-adj-pRE6yMZe Disambiguation of English cardinal numbers: 45 11 44 Disambiguation of Forty: 36 27 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 4 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 47 5 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 3 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 1 45
  2. About forty years old. Categories (topical): English cardinal numbers, Forty
    Sense id: en-fortyish-en-adj-gnVdmPd~ Disambiguation of English cardinal numbers: 45 11 44 Disambiguation of Forty: 36 27 37

Numeral

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).ti.ɪʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fortyish.wav
Etymology: From forty + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|forty|ish}} forty + -ish Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} fortyish
  1. Any number close to forty. Categories (topical): English cardinal numbers, Forty Related terms: fortysome, fortysomething
    Sense id: en-fortyish-en-num-DoA1vPcb Disambiguation of English cardinal numbers: 45 11 44 Disambiguation of Forty: 36 27 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 4 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 47 5 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 1 45
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