nonagenarian
Speech parts
1. nonagenarian - Noun
2. nonagenarian - Adjective
3. nonagenarian - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
A person ninety years old.
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Examples
Henry glanced hastily at the mirror. Yes, he did look rather old. He must have overdone some of the lines on his forehead. He looked something between a youngish centenarian and a nonagenarian who had seen a good deal of trouble.
the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home
The vets are pressing Mugabe to name a successor and ditch a faction rabidly opposed to his deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, from succeeding the nonagenarian.
The police are not sure how the nonagenarian managed to reach Solapur alone, but they suspect he may have been confused and boarded a train there by mistake.
Khama who was a fierce critic of Mugabe, said that he was not sorry that the nonagenarian had lost power.