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agey

agey

1 8.2
Looking or feeling old and worn
  • adjective
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Examples

  • 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.

  • Her hands felt agey, showing signs of wear from years of hard work.

  • He had an agey expression on his face, as if he had seen too much over the years.

Synonyms

old
vsagey
1.0

A person who has lived for a long time

focuses on appearing affected by time rather than the fact of long life
elderly
vsagey
283 1.0

A person who is past middle age

marks visible signs of being worn rather than a social age category
aged
vsagey
202 1.2

Having a certain number of years, used before a number

is about looking or feeling worn by time rather than stating years lived
oldish
vsagey
1 4.1

A little past middle age for people and slightly out of date for things

means showing noticeable signs of wear rather than mild age appearance
senescent
vsagey
1 9.8

Showing signs of old age

is about simply appearing or feeling worn by time rather than strong decay

Antonyms

1.0

Not old and in an early stage of life

85 3.1

Having the energy and fresh look of a young person

How Old

ancient
3.4
agey
1 8.2
mature
199 3.3
young
1.0

Surface Forms

agey positive
ageier comparative
ageiest superlative

Morphology

agey = age (transparent) = age + y

Direct adjectival formation from 'age' with the productive suffix '-y' meaning 'characterized by or showing age', so meaning is readily derivable.

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.