fortyish

[ fawr-tee-ish ]

adjective

1. approaching or around the age of 40 years.
2. around the number 40 or a quantity of 40.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fortyish¹

First recorded in 1815–25; forty + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

To my right a casually dressed, fortyish woman with short brown hair glanced at me.

From The Daily Beast

Walter, a fortyish actor turned script writer, is an unwelcome guest to the set; he arrives drunk, bearing cocaine and Quaaludes.

From The Daily Beast

His hair was graying slightly at the temples, with a fortyish hairline.

From Project Gutenberg

We played tennis all the time, and she looked like someone fortyish and was beginning to get quite a lot of fat.

From Project Gutenberg