Meaning of fortyish | Babel Free
/ˈfɔː(ɹ).ti.ɪʃ/Definitions
- Close to the number forty
- Any number close to forty.
- About forty years old.
Examples
“I’m going to start a support group of us fortyish guys with this problem. LUMPS, we’ll call our group. Losing Unwanted Midriff Plumpitude Sensibly.”
“One problem it drops in our laps is to have developed all fortyish of its species within our temperate area, from the Falklands to the central temperate Andes.”
“A great many black men are Mark Lawrence's age (fortyish), height (six-two-ish), weight (one-seventy-ish), and complexion (a reddish medium brown) that hints of a childhood of freckles and umber-red hair”
“In my day, more often than not, you had to break rank to join the very few fortyish-aged women (renegades) promoted”
“The day was cloudy, and the temperature was about fortyish.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.