Choose the word that can best replace the underlined expression in the sentence:
The oldest runner in this year’s Mumbai Marathon was a man in his sixties who took up running only after he retired.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → sexagenarian
Complete sentence: The oldest runner in this year’s Mumbai Marathon was a sexagenarian who took up running only after he retired.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) septuagenarian | a person between seventy and seventy-nine years old | The septuagenarian still walks five kilometres every morning at the age of seventy-six. |
| (2) octogenarian | a person between eighty and eighty-nine years old | At eighty-four, the octogenarian came to the polling booth in a wheelchair to cast her vote. |
| (3) sexagenarian (answer) | a person who is between sixty and sixty-nine years old | The sexagenarian from Kochi passed her Class 12 exams at the age of sixty-three. |
| (4) quinquagenarian | a person between fifty and fifty-nine years old | My uncle, a quinquagenarian of fifty-two, has only now learnt to swim. |