elderly
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛldɚli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛldəli/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: eld‧er‧ly
AdjectiveEdit
elderly (comparative more elderly, superlative most elderly)
- old; having lived for relatively many years.
- Synonyms: elder, old; see also Thesaurus:elderly
- Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
- Synonyms: dated, outworn, decrepit, timeworn; see also Thesaurus:obsolete, Thesaurus:deteriorated
- 1988, Anne Tyler, chapter 1, in Breathing Lessons:
- The car was parked toward the rear of the shop, an elderly gray-blue Dodge. It looked better than it had in years.
TranslationsEdit
old
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NounEdit
elderly (plural elderlies)
- An elderly person.
- (with article, collective) Older people as a whole.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
elderly person
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elderly as group
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