youngish

English

Etymology

From young +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

youngish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat young.
    In spite of his youngish appearance, he had much experience.
    • 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court:
      By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.
    • 2025 December 26, Stuart Heritage, “Stranger Things season five vol 2 review – the fact that this isn’t unbearable is a miracle”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      And our young – well, youngish, since the male cast is now 90% Adam’s apple – heroes have to stop him.
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