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Webster 1913 Edition


Elderly

Eld′er-ly

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

Webster 1828 Edition


Elderly

ELD'ERLY

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

Definition 2024


elderly

elderly

English

Adjective

elderly

  1. old; having lived for relatively many years
  2. Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging
    • 1988, Anne Tyler, chapter 1, in Breathing Lessons:
      The car was parked toward the rear of the shop, an elderly gray-blue Dodge. It looked better than it had in years.

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Noun

elderly (plural elderlies)

  1. an elderly person
  2. (the elderly) older people as a whole

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