elderly

adjective

el·der·ly | \ ˈel-dər-lē

Definition of elderly

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : rather old especially : being past middle age

b : old-fashioned

2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of later life or elderly persons

elderly

noun

plural elderly or elderlies

Definition of elderly (Entry 2 of 2)

: an elderly person

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Synonyms & Antonyms for elderly

Synonyms: Adjective

aged, aging (or ageing), ancient, geriatric, long-lived, old, older, over-the-hill, senescent, senior, unyoung

Antonyms: Adjective

young, youthful

Examples of elderly in a Sentence

Adjective

The program is intended to provide medical care for elderly people. elderly people who stay active are usually the healthiest and the happiest

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

The bulk of the action is a longtime favorite fable an elderly man (Peter Falk) is reading to his grandson (Fred Savage), who starts out as a reluctant listener but gradually gets into the story. — Verge Staff, The Verge, "The Verge’s guide to tolerable family streaming entertainment," 21 Nov. 2018 At this point in the show's timeline, Jack was not an elderly man and should have recovered. — Eileen Reslen, Good Housekeeping, "10 Significant Moments You Missed From 'This Is Us' Last Night," 17 Oct. 2018 Oddly, though, evidence like that didn't get through to the panel of elderly Republican men on the Senate Judiciary Committee. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Melania Trump Attempts to "Both Sides" MeToo," 10 Oct. 2018 The group of thieves, who were all elderly men, stole £14 million ($18.2 million) in 2015. — Megan Friedman, Town & Country, "Prince Philip Made a Surprise Visit to a Film Set—But Didn’t Want to Meet Any of the Stars," 7 Sep. 2018 Prosecutors said Jones attacked the elderly man with a brick on the evening of July 4. — CBS News, "Woman charged with attempted murder in beating of man, 92, with brick," 13 July 2018 Police are also investigating a double shooting in which an elderly man was shot on the 5200 block of Rodman Street shortly after 3:15 a.m. A 95-year-old man was shot in his armpit and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in stable condition. — Katherine Nails, Philly.com, "1 dead, 6 shot in just more than an hour in Philly," 12 July 2018 The elderly man, Rodolfo Rodriguez, was recovering in his Los Angeles-area home this week after the attack in the community of Willowbrook. — NBC News, "Woman charged with attempted murder in brick attack on 92-year-old man," 12 July 2018 Laquisha Jones was also charged with elder abuse and infliction of injury in connection with the attack, in which an elderly man with struck with a brick in Willowbrook last week, the district attorney’s office said. — Brittny Mejia, latimes.com, "Woman accused of attacking 91-year-old is charged with attempted murder," 12 July 2018

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