anile

adjective

Definition of anilenext
as in senile

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  1. senile
  2. spavined
  3. geriatric
  4. doddering
  5. elderly
  6. decrepit
  7. senior
  8. over-the-hill
Adjective
  • Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.
    Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
  • In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2022
Definition of senile
Adjective
  • Theresa May and her spavined colleagues would be responsible for that distrust, but life is unfair and Boris would carry the can.
    John O'Sullivan, National Review, 9 July 2019
  • The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.
    Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2017
Definition of spavined
Adjective
  • The age this particular persona is supposed to represent remains ambiguous in the scene, but the Jackal uses a cane and maintains a sense of frailty in his body, both of which contribute to another visual iteration of geriatric Redmayne.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
  • According to a statement from the zoo, 55-year-old Patti — who was considered geriatric compared to the 36.7-year median life expectancy of hippos living in human care — was reluctant to move out of her pool on Saturday, Nov. 9, and appeared lethargic.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of geriatric
Adjective
  • Once upon a time, a doddering old man spoke of a dream about a united city in this empire’s capital, where every man, woman, and child could walk its streets and live a good life regardless of their patrician or plebeian birthright.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • That’s when Broadbent’s whimsical eyes take over, splitting the difference between doddering old coot and magical elf.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of doddering
Adjective
  • And This Guy was in jail, having pleaded guilty to assault with serious bodily injury as well as neglect of an elderly or disabled person.
    Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • However, for those who are very young, elderly or have health problems, the temperature shouldn't dip below 68 degrees, WHO adds.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of elderly
Adjective
  • His task is to get contracts signed for the purchase of a decrepit Wisborg mansion by the mysterious Count Orlok.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Many have sought shelter in Yarmouk sports stadium in Gaza City, where decrepit tents made of white cloth turned brown on Sunday following an evening of heavy rain.
    Abeer Salman, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of decrepit
Adjective
  • The front-runner in the race for top Republican on the panel appears to be Foxx, the outgoing chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and a senior member of the House Republican conference.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Han faced strong backlash from his own party for openly supporting impeachment without consulting senior members of the party enough ahead of his announcement last week.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
Definition of over-the-hill
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