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Meaning of 'senile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Senile [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness.

Meaning of 'senile' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . senile [ s]
Meaning (1):
- mentally or physically infirm with age
Example in sentence:
  • his mother was doddering and frail

Nearby Words:

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