(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 108 freq. cnt.: 108
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 108 freq. cnt.: 108
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sample sentences
"his mother is very old""a ripe old age"
"how old are you?"
semantic pointers
also see
attribute
similar to
older, elderly, aged, senior
of age, aged
aging, ageing, senescent
ancient
anile
centenarian
darkened
senile, doddering, doddery, gaga
emeritus
gray, gray-haired, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired
middle-aged
nonagenarian
octogenarian
oldish
overage, overaged, superannuated, over-the-hill
sexagenarian
venerable