ELDERLY

aged, elderly, older, senior

(adjective) advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables); “aged members of the society”; “elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper”; “senior citizen”

aged, elderly

(noun) people who are old collectively; “special arrangements were available for the aged”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

elderly

old; having lived for relatively many years.

Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.

Noun

elderly (plural elderlies)

an elderly person

(the elderly) older people as a whole

Source: Wiktionary


Eld"er*ly, a.

Definition: Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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