ANILE

anile

(adjective) of or like a feeble old woman

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

anile (comparative more anile, superlative most anile)

Characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman.

Anagrams

• A-line, Aline, Elain, Elian, Elina, Nelia, alien, aline, elain, laine, liane, linea

Source: Wiktionary


An"ile, a. Etym: [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.]

Definition: Old-womanish; imbecile. "Anile ideas." Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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