octogenarian
IPA: ɑktʌdʒɪnˈɛriʌn
noun
- Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.
adjective
- Of or related to eightysomethings.
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Examples of "octogenarian" in Sentences
- Yesterday's term was fertile octogenarian, which is defined as:
- Her pseudo-marriage to the octogenarian was the worst kind of betrayal of the covenant.
- Kirby: Her pseudo-marriage to the octogenarian was the worst kind of betrayal of the covenant.
- Marius on that barricade after the octogenarian was the vision of the young revolution after the apparition of the old.
- I wasn't sure the graying old lady could take it, particularly when a certain octogenarian came rolling to a stop near the mound.
- Obama consulted Brzezinski for advice during his campaign, calling the octogenarian Brzezinski “one of our most outstanding scholars and thinkers” and saying that he was “someone I have learned an immense amount from.”
- According to local press reports, the police detained Mr. Touré, better known to young Senegalese protesters and the press by his stage name, Thiat, for comments he made during a large demonstration over the weekend in which he called the octogenarian Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, a liar and said he was too old to govern.
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