Adjective : an oldish man. From Dictionary.com.
Will's place was in an oldish, tree-shaded section. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Luna]
Once there came an oldish, high-toned lady from Richmond. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
"A man, -- a nice, strange, oldish fellow in a fur coat.". From Wordnik.com. [Master of His Fate] Reference
He was a fat, oldish fellow with a long nose, very like the. From Wordnik.com. [Greenmantle] Reference
Of the oldish men, some answered well, and some very poorly. From Wordnik.com. [Youth] Reference
We have one oldish lamb who we were going to enter as our Ram. From Wordnik.com. [sierrazen Diary Entry] Reference
It was mostly composed of oldish men not fit for active service. From Wordnik.com. [The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
"I thought he was rather an oldish man," remarked the lieutenant. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878] Reference
There was one, an oldish man, whom the others seemed to defer to. From Wordnik.com. [The Praise Singer]
She is an oldish woman, with a bloated countenance, and a nose like. From Wordnik.com. [Father Goriot] Reference
Four oldish men, three of them fat and red-faced, were playing cards. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Killer]
The man who had spoken to him was an oldish fellow with a kindly face. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of the Missing Man]
He was oldish, but pretty spry and full of beans … let's see, what else?. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and the angel of the lord]
He was oldish, but pretty spry and full of beans ... let's see, what else?. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and the angel of the lord]
A quiet, oldish-looking man got up now and came forward to the witness-box. From Wordnik.com. [Robbery Under Arms] Reference
As I walked along the jetty towards the mooring, an oldish man approached me. From Wordnik.com. [The Praise Singer]
Socrates was (421 B.C.) about 50, but is pictured, I think, as an oldish man. From Wordnik.com. [Symposium] Reference
I have this oldish story that has limited marketability in its current state. From Wordnik.com. [In the Kitchen with a Lead Pipe : Bev Vincent] Reference
Then she thumped impatiently upon the door till it was opened by an oldish woman. From Wordnik.com. ['Me and Nobbles'] Reference
The keyboard she uses is an oldish Roland analogue one by the looks of it - Juno?. From Wordnik.com. [FallNews] Reference
They're oldish people and half the time we didn't even know what they were doing. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Road to Freedom: Russia & Glasnost] Reference
They are oldish men who have nearly all seen service before, many in South Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915] Reference
I drove an oldish black pick-up truck (Tuffy!) that kept threatening to die on me. From Wordnik.com. [Stacy Parker Aab: When Jail is the Price of Freedom: A Reality Check, Courtesy of MLK] Reference
My oldish Nokia comes with two or three normal rings amongst about thirty silly tunes. From Wordnik.com. [T610 normal ordinary professional business-like ringtones] Reference
The card-player was an oldish fellow, not as thin as the Mayor or his sister, but thin. From Wordnik.com. [Wizard and Glass]
Williams, I like the fact he is of an oldish school that tends to rely on melodies a lot. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar-Nominated Scores: 'Munich,' 'Brokeback'] Reference
What's with all of the premises of these oldish movies getting turned into television series?. From Wordnik.com. [Run up to the crapometer- hook examples 3] Reference
Higher Illumination, an oldish young woman with a yearning voice, white spats, and a mustache. From Wordnik.com. [Babbit] Reference
He was an oldish man, shaved and presentable, dressed in a roll-neck sweater under a soiled sports coat. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
Presently down the plank came an oldish man -- a lieutenant with a heavy moustache and two African ribbons. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 31, 1917] Reference
'You're getting oldish,' says I to myself the other day, 'but you're still fresh and active, sound as a dolphin. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844] Reference
MARTIN: She does rule, but I've got to say, this is going to sound super scandalous, but her voice sounds oldish (ph). From Wordnik.com. [In a Soulful Return, Al Green Lays It Down] Reference
Of course all his plays will have some big oldish role, for him, but you will get some very good parts which are past him now. From Wordnik.com. [The Mask of Apollo]
The lawyer, an oldish man, listened to my story and told me to give up the idea of compelling the making of the road we needed. From Wordnik.com. [The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825] Reference
He is an oldish man, with a long, gray beard and a quizzical face, -- a sort of Hans Sachs, who turns all his life into verse and song. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859] Reference
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