spavined

adjective

Definition of spavinednext
as in senile

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spavined
  1. senile
  2. doddering
  3. decrepit
  4. geriatric
  5. elderly
  6. senescent
  7. over-the-hill
  8. aging
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
  • When a doddering Joe Biden threatened the party’s hold on the White House and foreshadowed a 2024 congressional wipeout, Pelosi used her considerable influence to not so gently ease the president aside as Democrats’ nominee for the White House.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of doddering
Adjective
  • Beware of Judy The film opens with Digger waking up to find his decrepit cat, Maggie, at death’s door.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Bumping along a rocky road to the island’s highest point, the officer – one hand on the wheel of his decrepit army truck – points to Eritrea and Djibouti across the water, on the African side of the strait.
    — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of decrepit
Adjective
  • And when Hendricks transitioned from Washed Out to The Knife, this geriatric millennial, for one, felt very seen.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Calling this all-wheel-drive EX-L a dog would insult geriatric, three-legged canines everywhere.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of geriatric
Adjective
  • Researchers in China found that repeatedly applying gentle pressure to the shinbones of elderly mice improved their strength, coordination, and performance on memory tests.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Hours earlier, Indiana executed a man for killing two children by setting a house fire in 2010, and in Alabama, a man received the last lethal injection of the day for his conviction in the killing of an elderly man and woman in a home robbery.
    — KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of elderly
Adjective
  • In mice, eliminating senescent cells can improve many features of aging.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some cells even grow senescent, forgetting how to replicate at all.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Definition of senescent
Adjective
  • Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The key is to avoid the over-the-hill gang, as the Heat initially fielded with the likes of Zydrunas Ilgasukas and Mike Bibby.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of over-the-hill
Adjective
  • The question is whether emerging science can translate into measurable improvements in skin elasticity and whether those results can be communicated clearly, without turning a complex biological process into the next anti-aging buzzword.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a reason it hasn’t been licensed for use as an anti-aging drug.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of aging
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