EIGHTY

noun (plural eighties) Etymology: Middle English ~, adjective, from Old English eahtatig, short for hundeahtatig, noun, group of ~, from hund-, literally, hundred + eahta eight + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten Date: before 12th century see: number the numbers 80 to 89, eightieth adjective or noun ~ adjective ~ pronoun, plural in construction