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senile

se·nile

UK/ˈsiːnaɪl/ US/ˈsinaɪl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

mentally or physically infirm with age

  • “his mother was doddering and frail”
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Origin

1660s; borrowed from French sénile, from Middle French senile, from Old French senile, from Latin senīlis (“of or pertaining to old age”), from senex (“old man”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

Phrases

  • senile angioma
  • senile gangrene
  • senile keratosis
  • senile wart

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