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youngish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English young Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English youngish From young + -ish.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Somewhat young.
    • 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. 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court:
    • And our young – well, youngish, since the male cast is now 90% Adam’s apple – heroes have to stop him. 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, →ISSN:
    • In spite of his youngish appearance, he had much experience.