释义
[ yuhng -ish ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈyʌŋ ɪʃ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
Origin of youngish First recorded in 1660–70; young + -ish1
Words nearby youngish young fustic, young gun, Young-Helmholtz theory of color vision, Younghusband, Young Ireland, youngish , Young Italy, young lady, youngling, young man, young offender institution
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Example sentences from the Web for youngish The ‘youngish ’ novelist lives in New Orleans next to a federal officer of some kind who talks constantly about fantasy sports.
Nathaniel Rich: How I Write | Noah Charney| April 3, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Asked if he preferred Leno or Conan, the youngish former senator apparently hadn't a clue who either of them was.
At Last, Some GOP Contenders | Matt Latimer| June 14, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Both are by youngish men (Lemon is 31, Flynn 49), both explore masculinity and weakness, existential and physical.
Why Some Memoirs Are Better As Fiction | Taylor Antrim| January 19, 2010| DAILY BEAST
Scozzafava, a youngish possible up and comer just effectively joined the Democrats.
How the GOP Loses Women | Linda Hirshman| November 1, 2009| DAILY BEAST
That critical number—the biggest pool of youngish , single men—encompassed 60% of the weighting.
Best (and Worst) Cities to Meet Men | The Daily Beast| October 18, 2009| DAILY BEAST
A man of youngish middle age, city born and raised, had been to school, had travel'd in Europe and California.
Complete Prose Works | Walt Whitman
The rather slight, youngish man who had something wrong with one arm was in charge—complete charge.
The Adventurer | Cyril M. Kornbluth
You are a youngish man for a Minister, for all your elderly manners.
The Half-Hearted | John Buchan
"I don't know, I'm sure," confessed the Youngish Girl, snuffingly.
The Indiscreet Letter | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
From one coach there alighted a youngish man in the uniform of the Royal Flying Corps.
Burned Bridges | Bertrand W. Sinclair
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