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Grammar : Adj
Spell : ohl-dish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊl dɪʃ



Definition of oldish

  • As in old : adj advanced in age
Example sentences :
  • He was an oldish, shabby little fellow, with bad teeth and no hair on his face.
  • Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
  • He was an oldish man, and I met him just as I was coming out of the bath-house.
  • Extract from : « A Jolly Fellowship » by Frank R. Stockton
  • He found her in her kitchen; an oldish woman who lived by charing.
  • Extract from : « Saint's Progress » by John Galsworthy
  • The sentry was an oldish man, of the Landwehr, and entirely unsuspicious.
  • Extract from : « Two Daring Young Patriots » by W. P. Shervill
  • Of the oldish men, some answered well, and some very poorly.
  • Extract from : « Youth » by Leo Tolstoy
  • An oldish man of portly figure, who looked like a sea captain, was steering.
  • Extract from : « Peter Trawl » by W. H. G. Kingston
  • One is an oldish man, greyheaded, thin-faced, and wearing spectacles.
  • Extract from : « The Lone Ranche » by Captain Mayne Reid
  • He was an oldish, roughish-looking man, and had all the appearance of a seaman.
  • Extract from : « My First Voyage to Southern Seas » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Sasha produced a pocket-book and took from it an oldish paper.
  • Extract from : « Moscow » by Fred Whishaw
  • She's oldish for the rest of us, but she's the schoolma'am, you know, and likes to be invited.
  • Extract from : « Mildred Keith » by Martha Finley

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