thirty-two

noun

thir·​ty-two ˌthər-tē-ˈtü 

1

: a number that is one more than 31 see Table of Numbers

2

: a .32 caliber handgun

—usually written .32

thirty-two adjective

thirty-two pronoun, plural in construction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

True to the letter, the five vices suffuse its thirty-two black-and-white pages. —Ed Park, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2023

Before the war, Volodymyr, who is thirty-two, was an accomplished architect with a private practice, and the leader of the Union of Architects, which oversees the work of architects in Kharkiv and the surrounding region. —Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2023

To remove, shake your head vigorously while also nodding exactly thirty-two times. —Grace Henes, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1