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old
/ōld/
adjective
comparative adjective: older
1.
having lived for a long time; no longer young.
"the old man lay propped up on cushions"
Similar:
elderly
mature
aged
older
senior
advanced in years
up in years
getting on
in one's dotage
long in the tooth
gray
gray-haired
gray-bearded
grizzled
hoary
past one's prime
not as young as one was
ancient
decrepit
doddering
doddery
not long for this world
ripe
senescent
senile
superannuated
venerable
septuagenarian
octogenarian
nonagenarian
centenarian
past it
over the hill
no spring chicken
longevous
Opposite:
young
2.
belonging only or chiefly to the past; former or previous.
"valuation under the old rating system was inexact"
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