What does fourteenish mean?
Fourteenish means (informal) Of about fourteen years of age..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(informal) Of about fourteen 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.
The kid, thirteen or fourteenish, worn green International Harvester cap turned backwards, seems to have the crowd on his side.
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Fourteenish means (informal) Of about fourteen years of age..
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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.
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