senile
adjective
uk/ˈsiː.naɪl/us/ˈsen.aɪl/showingpoormentalabilitybecause ofoldage,especiallybeingunabletothinkclearlyand makedecisions:
老朽的；老态龙钟的；（尤指）老糊涂的Hespentmanyyearscaringfor his senilemother.他花了好多年照顾老态龙钟的母亲。
I'm alwayslosingmykeysthesedays. IthinkI must begoingsenile.这些天我老是丢钥匙，我想我一定是老糊涂了。
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dodderymainlyUKinformal
Describing people who are old
- aged
- ageing
- ageless
- as old as Methuselahidiom
- auntie
- elderly
- for a man/woman/person of his/her yearsidiom
- gaga
- geriatric
- grand old ageidiom
- gray
- grey
- have hadits/yourdayidiom
- have one foot in the graveidiom
- hoary
- pensionable
- sprightliness
- sprightly
- spry
- superannuated
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