eighty-five

[ ey-tee-fahyv ]

/ ˈeɪ tiˈfaɪv /

a cardinal number, 80 plus 5.

a symbol for this number, as 85 or LXXXV.

a set of this many persons or things.

amounting to 85 in number.

Words nearby eighty-five

Eighty-five percent of undocumented immigrants identified through Secure Communities last year were not deported.

Is Obama Really the Deporter-in-Chief? Yes and No. |Caitlin Dickson |April 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For just eighty-five quid, you too can celebrate Valentine's Day like Prince Charles.

Charles Pimps Out Dumfries House For V-Day Couples |Tom Sykes |January 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Eighty-five percent of the food markets in Beijing are vegetables, which are delicious and good for you.

Five World-Famous Chefs Give Their Take on the Asian-Food Craze in America |Marlow Stern |April 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Eighty-five freshmen Republicans have joined his ranks, composing a Tea Party-fueled caucus that may prove difficult to manage.

John Boehner's GOP Headaches |Benjamin Sarlin, Samuel P. Jacobs |January 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Mr. Vassall died at Battersea Rise, England, in 1800, aged eighty-five.

The Loyalists of Massachusetts |James H. Stark
Warren claimed a ditched town, octagonal in shape, measuring in perimeter one thousand three hundred and eighty-five feet.

Stories of Old Kentucky |Martha Grassham Purcell
This looks very like a device for tormenting the old man of eighty-five, and revenging themselves for their previous defeat.

Sir Christopher Wren |Lucy Phillimore
The thermometer then stood at eighty-five degrees at midnight, and ninety-eight or one hundred at noon.

Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field |Thomas W. Knox
It would be eighty-five miles long and would also open up a new country.

Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile |Henry Stephens