anile

adjective

Definition of anilenext
as in senile

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  1. senile
  2. geriatric
  3. doddering
  4. elderly
  5. senescent
  6. decrepit
  7. sexagenarian
  8. senior
Adjective
  • Not long ago, a senile American president’s plan to lead democracies in a battle with autocracies was being applauded by post-1989 Atlanticists such as Anne Applebaum and Adam Michnik.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • They are being given directions by a senile old man who is losing his mind.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of senile
Adjective
  • His main competition, the geriatric Aaron Jones, should be relegated to backup duty.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The geriatric ERs also saved Medicare up to about $3,000 a visit, according to an earlier study Hwang led.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of geriatric
Adjective
  • According to a recent study, stock prices decline when younger CEOs die unexpectedly, while the sudden deaths of the doddering and wizened drive price spikes.
    — Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Even Kathy Hilton is like a ghost of her former self, with Jen Tilly taking the crown of doddering kook away from her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of doddering
Adjective
  • So, for example, 4 NAZA would mean four other people killed — women, children, elderly, the term doesn’t differentiate.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the film, Efira plays Marie-Lou, who runs a care facility outside Paris and pushes for gentler treatment of its elderly residents.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of elderly
Adjective
  • Some cells even grow senescent, forgetting how to replicate at all.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • In Coconut Grove, Martin and Terra built or co-developed three big high-rise luxury condo projects — seven towers in all — that, while controversial among many residents, helped resuscitate what had been a senescent village center.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Definition of senescent
Adjective
  • The old guard will become increasingly decrepit, which will lead to a rash of vacancies one way or another.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Its buildings crumbled, the facility became decrepit, and weeds grew through the racetrack surface.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of decrepit
Adjective
  • Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.
    — Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of sexagenarian
Adjective
  • The former England youth and then 10-time senior Ghana international is still only 25 and has over 100 games of Premier League experience with Chelsea and Brighton.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The company officially opened the new Austin Innovation Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Silicon Labs senior leaders and employees, as well as representatives from the State of Texas.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of senior
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