eighty-fifth

[ ey-tee-fifth ]

/ ˈeɪ tiˈfɪfθ /

adjective

next after the eighty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 85.

being one of 85 equal parts.

noun

an eighty-fifth part, especially of one (1/85).

the eighty-fifth member of a series.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Words nearby eighty-fifth

eightsome reel, eightvo, eighty, eighty-eight, eighty-eighth, eighty-fifth, eighty-first, eighty-five, eighty-four, eighty-fourth, eighty-nine

Example sentences from the Web for eighty-fifth

She died in 1850, in her eighty-fifth year, preserving her beauty and freshness in a marvelous degree.
Great Singers, First Series|George T. Ferris
The Bellini is his last signed work, and was painted when the old man was in his eighty-fifth year.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas
By an interesting coincidence he also, in his eighty-fifth year, wrote his very last poem upon it.
Whittier-land|Samuel T. Pickard
He ultimately resumed it, and continued, though with a hardness of style, to paint till his eighty-fifth year.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. V (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi

Here was posted the Eighty-fifth Regiment of the British army, which was forced back by the first fire toward their main camp.
The Battle of New Orleans|Zachary F. Smith

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