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quadragenarian

[kwod-ruh-juh-nair-ee-uhn] / ˌkwɒd rə dʒəˈnɛər i ən /
ADJECTIVE
forty
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He surpassed 300 yards passing in a playoff game for the 13th time, making every throw imaginable and some outside those bounds, submitting a classic performance in his first as a quadragenarian.

From Washington Post

The Yankees scheduled starter, Andy Pettitte, turned 40 on Friday, so he will be making his first start as a quadragenarian.

From New York Times

Pettitte will make his first start as a quadragenarian Saturday afternoon against the Washington Nationals, looking to continue his strong start to the season.

From New York Times

As factors in racial evolution, the youth of each successive generation, not its quadragenarians, are of interest and importance.

From Project Gutenberg

Accordingly, as in the whole of heaven there is no quadragenarian to be found, a child will be as old there as Nestor, namely, thirty-two years and three months.

From Project Gutenberg