sexagenarian

[ sek-suh-juh-nair-ee-uh n ]

/ ˌsɛk sə dʒəˈnɛər i ən /

adjective

of the age of 60 years or between 60 and 70 years old.

noun

a sexagenarian person.

Nearby words

sex-linked inheritance, sex-linked trait, sex-starved, sex-text, sex-typed, sexagenarian, sexagenary, sexagesima, sexagesimal, sexaholic, sexangular

Origin of sexagenarian

1730–40; < Latin sexāgēnāri(us) sexagenary + -an

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Examples from the Web for sexagenarian

Though a sexagenarian, Hütter looks like he could be 20 years younger.
Kraftwerk Speak: The German Electropop Act Discuss ‘Autobahn,’ Technology, and Hint at New Album|Douglas Wolk|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These beautiful, brilliant, accomplished women are putting the “sex” back into sexagenarian.
Guess Who's 60 Now?|Susan Cheever|June 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps the words “prime minister” suggest to you a wrinkled or p. 185obese sexagenarian; but pray dismiss the image.
The Essays of "George Eliot"|George Eliot
He was now thirty-seven years of age—with the experience of a sexagenarian.
History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete|John Lothrop Motley

People at a distance might have almost fancied a sexagenarian caricature of a love-scene.
Guy Deverell, v. 2 of 2|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The abbe had told Bathilde, in his sexagenarian gallantry, that his only consolation was that it is thus that one sees the angels.
The Conspirators|Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
The sexagenarian janitor sleeps soundly to-night, thinks De Lara, deeming it strange.
The Flag of Distress|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for sexagenarian

sexagenarian

/ (ˌsɛksədʒɪˈnɛərɪən) /

noun

a person from 60 to 69 years old

adjective

being from 60 to 69 years old

of or relating to a sexagenarian

Derived Forms

sexagenary (sɛkˈsædʒɪnərɪ), adjective, noun

Word Origin for sexagenarian

C18: from Latin sexāgēnārius, from sexāgēnī sixty each, from sexāgintā sixty

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