ninety adj 1: being ten more than eighty [syn: {ninety}, {90}, {xc}] n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine [syn: {ninety}, {90}, {XC}]
Ninety \Nine"ty\, a. [See {Nine}, and cf. {Forty}.] Nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; as, ninety men. [1913 Webster]
Ninety \Nine"ty\, n.; pl. {Nineties}. 1. The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit than eighty-nine; ninety units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc. [1913 Webster]