twelvish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtwɛlvɪʃ/
Etymology
From twelve + -ish.
Meanings
-
(informal, not-comparable) Of about twelve years of age.
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.
2003, Elliot Gertel, Over the Top Judaism, page 62:“I didn't believe it to be mere coincidence that nine years later I should happen upon a twelvish looking Carole Wood multitasking about the Monobrain Realm, tantalizingly close to a dimensional connector. […]”
2010, David Tysdale, The Lost Witch:The young men were in their shirtsleeves, with their collars open, and Miss Tillie was wilting in her chair, fanned by a twelvish black girl who looked unutterably bored.
2005, Marie Jakober, Sons of Liberty, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| twelveish | alternative | lexicographic |