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
  • 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
  • His older brother, played by Paul Wesley, has died under mysterious circumstances, forcing Ethan to return home to contend with that grief, with the stark fact of his senile mother, and with the resentments of former friends who view his departure as a betrayal.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of senile
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
  • Its buildings crumbled, the facility became decrepit, and weeds grew through the racetrack surface.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Three of our decrepit elevators were broken during July 4 weekend.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of decrepit
Adjective
  • The motion requests that a judge allow Allaway to leave a geriatric unit at Napa State Hospital and instead take part in outpatient treatment.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 July 2026
  • John Goodman co-stars as a geriatric US president, with Mercedes Hernandez playing Digger’s housekeeper.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of geriatric
Adjective
  • Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people and those with weakened immune systems.
    — Mary Lyle, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2026
  • One Sunday, Henrichsen assaulted an elderly couple walking along a road, knocking over an 80-year-old man and striking his wife, according to a memo compiled by the neighborhood homeowner’s association.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 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
  • This week, an over-the-hill Kevin Hart, (pickleball) court battles, and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (and its related series), among others, demand your attention.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • Jake Johnson stars as Dusty Boyd, an over-the-hill tennis pro slumming it as a children’s tennis teacher at his father Chuck’s (Ed Harris) country club, where pickleball is squeezing out tennis.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Definition of over-the-hill
Adjective
  • There are also markdowns on splurge-worthy gems like this best-selling slushie machine and ice cream maker, as well as this Wavytalk red light mask that checks all of the boxes for Charlize Theron’s anti-aging skincare routine.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The four-in-one anti-aging serum hydrates, brightens, tightens, and plumps skin.
    — Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 12 July 2026
Definition of aging
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