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ninety | ninetyish |

As a numeral ninety

is the cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in roman numerals as xc and in arabic numerals as.

As an adjective ninetyish is

(informal) approximately ninety.

ninety

English

Numeral

(head)
  • The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as .

    • Synonyms

    * : 90 * : XC

    Related terms

    * Ordinal: ninetieth

    See also

    * Last: eighty-nine, eighty * Next: ninety-one, hundred English cardinal numbers

    ninetyish

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) Approximately ninety
  • (informal) Of about ninety years of age.