Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Somewhat young.
Wiktionary
- adj. Somewhat young.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Somewhat young.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. somewhat young
Etymologies
- young + -ish (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I don't know what you call youngish,' he laughed, 'my master's turned sixty, and his wife's as old.”
“He was described as youngish by the doctor in the hospital.”
“Langhorne proved to be a tall, rather slim, man of what might be called youngish middle age.”
“The wife might still be called youngish, a bit florid in type, plumpish, with yellow hair, though to this a stain had been applied, leaving it in deficient consonance with her eyebrows; these shading grayish eyes that crackled with determination.”
“Chuck E. Cheese, a place for 3-year-olds to have a birthday party, was playing promo films for military recruitment to the babies and their 'youngish' parents!”
“Chuck E. Cheese, a place for 3-year-olds to have a birthday party, was playing promo films for military recruitment to the babies and their "youngish" parents! ”
“He was a kind of youngish man, and was mighty rich.”
“He was a very pleasant kind of youngish gentleman, about thirty-four, I reckon, with dark, parted whiskers and gold eyeglasses and very good habits.”
“The former Pakistani captain believes that the change of guard could start with the appointment of a "youngish" chief selector in place of Abdul Qadir, who has recently resigned from the position.”
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“I walked in and came across a "youngish" girl, who looked very young, but wasn't nearly as young as I thought she was. (maybe between the age of 28-34?)”
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