Twelvish

//ˈtwɛlvɪʃ// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any time close to 12 o'clock. colloquial, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of about twelve years of age. informal, not-comparable

    "His twelvish son is introduced as a pyromaniacal, foul-mouthed shifty operator. His fourteenish daughter dresses in a manner that would be deemed inappropriately suggestive for a twenty-year-old, and has no worthy interests or social graces."

Synonyms

All synonyms
noonish

Example

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"His twelvish son is introduced as a pyromaniacal, foul-mouthed shifty operator. His fourteenish daughter dresses in a manner that would be deemed inappropriately suggestive for a twenty-year-old, and has no worthy interests or social graces."

Etymology

From twelve + -ish.

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