sexagenarian

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

adjective

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

noun

a sexagenarian person.

Origin of sexagenarian

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

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Contemporary Examples of sexagenarian

Though a sexagenarian, Hütter looks like he could be 20 years younger.
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Douglas Wolk
April 29, 2014
These beautiful, brilliant, accomplished women are putting the “sex” back into sexagenarian.
Guess Who's 60 Now?
Susan Cheever
June 27, 2009

Historical Examples of sexagenarian

"You talk as if you were a sexagenarian," said Wyvis, exploding into genial laughter.
A True Friend
Adeline Sergeant
But the sexagenarian human chattel was mercilessly scrutinized.
Hubert's Wife
Minnie Mary Lee
It is not for me, a sexagenarian already, to expect that I shall.
The Works of William Cowper
William Cowper
We do hope that the days of sexagenarian appointments are past.
Barchester Towers
Anthony Trollope
Pray, who may be the Sexagenarian, whose gossip is very amusing?
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV
Thomas Moore

British Dictionary definitions for sexagenarian

sexagenarian

noun

a person from 60 to 69 years old

adjective

being from 60 to 69 years old

of or relating to a sexagenarian

Derived Formssexagenary (sɛkˈsædʒɪnərɪ), adjective, noun

Word Origin for sexagenarian

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

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Word Origin and History for sexagenarian

1738, "person sixty years old," from Latin sexagenarius "containing sixty," from sexagenarius, from sexageni "sixty each, sixty at a time," from sexaginta "sixty," from comb. form of sex (see six) + -genaria "ten times," from -ginta "tens," from PIE *dkm-ta-, from *dekm- "ten" (see ten). As an adjective from 1836.