elderly

Etymology

elder + -ly

adj

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

noun

  1. An elderly person.
  2. (with article, collective) Older people as a whole.

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