elderly
/ˈɛldɚli/
adjectivenoun
old; having lived for relatively many years.
NWL
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ENABLE
Adjective 2 meanings
old; having lived for relatively many years.
Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.
Noun 2 meanings
Older people as a whole.
“health insurance and retirement income for the elderly”
An elderly person.
“He lives next door to an elderly.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From elder + -ly.
Similar and opposite words
ELDERLY at a glance
ELDERLY has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1 + L 1 + Y 4) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,497 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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