senile
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˈsiːnaɪl/
- Slur
:
senil
- My grandfather is showing signs of being senile, often forgetting recent conversations.
- senile dementia
- senile plaques
- senile amyloid deposition
He's like this senile old man that just rambles.
- He's like this senile old man that just rambles.
- And it's because this is how demented and senile the man really is.
- He was liked and trusted more than Joe Biden who was seen as senile and corrupt and incapable.
- And it's like, even if he wasn't senile, it would be a hard sell at this point, I think.
- We just got cussed out, yelled at by this old like senile man.
- And I think recently, perhaps I've, maybe I'm getting old, maybe I'm getting senile, maybe I'm getting wise, who knows.
- And so for for McCall started accusing him of suddenly falling into the communist hands, becoming senile.
- But she has settled on he's dangerous, he's senile, he's crazy.
- If you don't like Biden, he's senile lizard person that everybody gets labeled right.
- Maybe it was made by a God who was like almost senile, you know, maybe it was made by a giant spider.
- It tells you, you know, well, I mean, the Kamala Harris sort of it is, you know, the second by charge after the senile guy.
- Whoever made that appointment must be seen on you would think, well, no, you they would be senile, but also have very close family friends who are trans Biden.
Examples
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He was living with his aunt, a senile old woman.
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They're getting senile, so he moved them in next door to keep an eye on him.
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So I really am going senile.
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Maybe she was becoming senile.
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I'm not as senile as he makes me out to be.
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Maybe Mum is getting old and senile.
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By the time she could remember him, he was suffering from senile dementia.
Fiction book (2001) -
Professor Matei is getting senile.
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He's becoming senile.
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Mom, you're going senile.
Synonyms
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3.9
Physically or mentally weak and low in energy
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9.8
Showing signs of old age
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8.2
Weak and unsteady because of old age, often moving slowly
Being weak, unsteady, or slow in thinking because of old age
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
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6.2
Loss of memory and thinking in older people caused by gradual brain damage not from stroke
- Archaic
Severe memory loss and confusion in very old people caused by brain damage
How Senile
Surface Forms
Morphology
senile = sen + ile
The root 'sen' is not a standalone English word, but the meaning 'old' is recognizable and related to English words like 'senior', so learners may partially infer the meaning though the morphological formation is not fully productive in modern English.
Etymology
Senile comes from the Latin root senex meaning 'old' and is the same root as senior. So senile describes a loss of memory or clear thinking that can come with being very old.