senile
adjective /ˈsiː.naɪl/
/ˈsen.aɪl/ Definition
› showing poor mental ability because of old age, especially being unable to think clearly and make decisions: He spent many years caring for his senile mother. I'm always losing my keys these days. I think I must be going senile.Describing people who are oldThe elderlyMental and psychiatric disorders senility /sɪˈnɪl.ɪ.ti/
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U] The elderlyOld or old-fashionedDescribing people who are oldMental and psychiatric disorders
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U] The elderlyOld or old-fashionedDescribing people who are oldMental and psychiatric disorders (Definition of senile adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- aged adjective (OLD)
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