agey
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8.2
- adjective
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viejo
Examples
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A lot of it seems, actually, to be a lot of froo-froo almost new-agey stuff about psyching yourself up and how awesome everything is.
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Maybe they'll use some new-agey pronouns.
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One is a devout Catholic and almost joined the priesthood; the other is a UFO-astral projection-new agey kind of guy.
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It strikes me as very new-agey sorts of talking points and slogans when you cluster them together.
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In their fantasies, they envisioned themselves as some sort of new-agey god saving the masses from their own stupidity.
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But what this was, underneath occasional freshets of vaguely new-agey language, was a three-day workshop in practical anarchy.
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Favorite music to listen to while quilting: upbeat, new-agey, dancey stuff (Phoenix, Empire of the Sun, Miike Snow), and classic rock.
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The old house looks agey with its faded paint and creaky floors.
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Her hands felt agey, showing signs of wear from years of hard work.
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He had an agey expression on his face, as if he had seen too much over the years.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who has lived for a long time
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1.0
A person who is past middle age
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1.2
Having a certain number of years, used before a number
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4.1
A little past middle age for people and slightly out of date for things
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9.8
Showing signs of old age
Antonyms
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Agey comes from the simple word age 'oldness' plus the small ending -y 'full of'. So it means 'full of age' or showing signs of being old, which is why we call a building, hands, or furniture 'agey' when they look worn and old.