forty-two

Definition

Forty plus two; the cardinal number following forty-one and preceding forty-three.

Example Sentences

• ""Forty-two!" yelled Loonquawl. "Is that all you've got to show for seven and a half million years' work?" "I checked it very thoroughly," said the computer, "and that quite definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is.""