senile
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The 75-year old Krupp was supposed to be tried alongside Schacht, but had become senile and was deemed medically unfit.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
I asked him about that moment just after it happened, and had asked him whether the president was senile the day before.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024
Especially if a person seems to go senile very quickly, check their vitamin B12!
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
She has no choice but to carry this pregnancy to term, surrounded by jealous novitiates, senile nuns, controlling male leadership and a secret sect of the sisterhood who wear crimson shrouds over their faces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Her grandmother is in her eighties, bedridden, all but senile, unable to eat or talk.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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