sexagenarian

[ sek-suh-juh-nair-ee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of the age of 60 years or between 60 and 70 years old.

noun
  1. a sexagenarian person.

Origin of sexagenarian

1
1730–40; <Latin sexāgēnāri(us) sexagenary + -an

Words Nearby sexagenarian

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How to use sexagenarian in a sentence

  • A very handsome young wife,' would lay commands on a sexagenarian vigilance while adding to his physical glory.

  • George Nicol, styled by Beloe in his sexagenarian a superb bookseller, was a man of great influence in his day.

    Prices of Books | Henry B. Wheatley
  • For this reason, had the cunning sexagenarian kept his thoughts to himself, and fallen solus into the rear of the returning horde.

    The Boy Slaves | Mayne Reid
  • The abbe had told Bathilde, in his sexagenarian gallantry, that his only consolation was that it is thus that one sees the angels.

    The Conspirators | Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • Perhaps the words “prime minister” suggest to you a wrinkled or p. 185obese sexagenarian; but pray dismiss the image.

British Dictionary definitions for sexagenarian

sexagenarian

/ (ˌsɛksədʒɪˈnɛərɪən) /


noun
  1. a person from 60 to 69 years old

adjective
  1. being from 60 to 69 years old

  2. of or relating to a sexagenarian

Origin of sexagenarian

1
C18: from Latin sexāgēnārius, from sexāgēnī sixty each, from sexāgintā sixty

Derived forms of sexagenarian

  • sexagenary (sɛkˈsædʒɪnərɪ), adjective, noun

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