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senile
[see-nahyl, -nil, sen-ahyl]
adjective
showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, especially short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease.
of or belonging to old age or aged persons; gerontological; geriatric.
Physical Geography.(of topographical features) having been reduced by erosion to a featureless plain that stands everywhere at base level.
noun
a senile person.
senile
/ ˈsiːnaɪl, sɪˈnɪlɪtɪ /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of old age
mentally or physically weak or infirm on account of old age
(of land forms or rivers) at an advanced stage in the cycle of erosion See old
Other Word Forms
- unsenile adjective
- senility noun
- ˈԾ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of senile1
Example Sentences
I asked him about that moment just after it happened, and had asked him whether the president was senile the day before.
Joe Biden got dragged as old and senile.
“I could put together — and people have — a video of Trump looking absolutely just as senile,” Maher said.
Russian state media have consistently mocked the current US president as "senile" and a person not really in control of events.
Especially if a person seems to go senile very quickly, check their vitamin B12!
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