ninetyish
Around ninety years
Ninetyish means approximately ninety, whether referring to age, temperature, or other quantities.
Someone in their nineties might be described as ninetyish when the exact age is unknown: She's ninetyish but still sharp.
For weather: It'll be ninetyish today—stay hydrated.
Sports venue or estimate
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- virtuallyNearly but not quite
- practicallyAlmost but not quite
Person aged ninety-plus
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- agedAdvanced in years
- seniorHigher in rank
- geriatricRelating to elderly care
venerable · old-timer · silver-haired · patriarch · matriarch · retiree · longevity · centenarian
Quality from past eras
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
throwback · period · dated · quaint · reminiscent · antique · heirloom · classic
Of 19th-century Britain
- fin-de-siècleCentury's closing period
- gas-litLit by burning fuel
- horse-and-buggyQuaintly obsolete in method
- suffragettesFemale voting-rights activists
ballpark
Sports venue or estimate
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- virtuallyNearly but not quite
nonagenarian
Person aged ninety-plus
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- agedAdvanced in years
- seniorHigher in rank
geriatric · venerable · old-timer · silver-haired · patriarch · matriarch · retiree · longevity · centenarian · doyen
vintage
Quality from past eras
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
yesteryear · throwback · period · dated · quaint · reminiscent · antique · heirloom · classic · heritage
victorian
Of 19th-century Britain
- fin-de-siècleCentury's closing period
- gas-litLit by burning fuel
- horse-and-buggyQuaintly obsolete in method