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eighty-two

[ey-tee-too]

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noun

a cardinal number, 80 plus 2.

a symbol for this number, as 82 or LXXXII.

a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

amounting to 82 in number.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for eighty-two

Contemporary Examples of eighty-two

Eighty-two percent pertained to death, or a sudden illness or accident.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death
Patricia Pearson
August 11, 2014
Eighty-two say that Hillary Clinton being a woman does not impact her job performance.
Newsweek Survey: Oprah, Clinton Most Admired Women in America
March 7, 2011
Eighty-two children suffering from malnutrition or cholera were waiting for the doctor in her feeding center.
Terrorists Kidnap a Hero
Eliza Griswold
May 10, 2010

Historical Examples of eighty-two

They told the story of a queen who had lived to be eighty-two years old.
Ancient Man
Hendrik Willem van Loon
He lived many years in peace and honor, and died in 1820, at the age of eighty-two.
Biographical Stories
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Dey will not take de scrip at eighty-two, and I tink dey are right.
The Daltons, Volume II (of II)
Charles James Lever
At eighty-two he was still, as he put it, 'codifying like any dragon.'
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.
Leslie Stephen
Why, eighty-two per cent of the women of this country are wage-earning women!
The Convert
Elizabeth Robins