fortyish
Approximately four decades
Fortyish means approximately forty, usually referring to someone's age: She looked fortyish, maybe a bit older.
The suffix -ish softens the number, suggesting an estimate rather than a precise figure.
It can describe anything countable in that range: fortyish guests, fortyish dollars.
In life's middle decades
- settledNo longer in question
- establishedFormally set up
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- parenthoodState of having children
responsibility · stability · experience · growth · family · reflection · transition · reinvention
In the vicinity
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- circaApproximately, for dates
ballpark · approaching · almost · thereabouts · borderline · nearing · more-or-less · guesswork
middle-aged
In life's middle decades
- settledNo longer in question
- establishedFormally set up
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
parenthood · responsibility · stability · experience · growth · family · reflection · transition · reinvention · fulfillment
around
In the vicinity
circa · ballpark · approaching · almost · thereabouts · borderline · nearing · more-or-less · guesswork · estimate