Definitions
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- adjective Somewhat young.
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- adjective Somewhat young.
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- adjective Somewhat
young .
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- adjective somewhat young
Etymologies
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Examples
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"'I don't know what you call youngish,' he laughed, 'my master's turned sixty, and his wife's as old.'
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"'I don't know what you call youngish,' he laughed, 'my master's turned sixty, and his wife's as old.'
East Lynne Henry Wood 1850
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He was described as youngish by the doctor in the hospital.
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Langhorne proved to be a tall, rather slim, man of what might be called youngish middle age.
The Ear in the Wall 1908
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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.
Ruggles of Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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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!
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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! '
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He was a kind of youngish man, and was mighty rich.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives Work Projects Administration
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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.
Somewhere in Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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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.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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