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youngish

adjective

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adj

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

  1. Somewhat young.

    In spite of his youngish appearance, he had much experience.

    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.