fortyish
[ fawr-tee-ish ]
adjective
approaching or around the age of 40 years.
around the number 40 or a quantity of 40.
Origin of fortyish
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How to use fortyish in a sentence
To my right a casually dressed, fortyish woman with short brown hair glanced at me.
Inside a Hospital for the Criminally Insane | Caitlin Dickson | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWalter, a fortyish actor turned script writer, is an unwelcome guest to the set; he arrives drunk, bearing cocaine and Quaaludes.
His hair was graying slightly at the temples, with a fortyish hairline.
Check and Checkmate | Walter MillerWe played tennis all the time, and she looked like someone fortyish and was beginning to get quite a lot of fat.
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