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senile

[see-nahyl, -nil, sen-ahyl] / ˈsi naɪl, -nɪl, ˈsɛn aɪl /


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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

She entered hospice care in late December 2022 with senile degeneration of the brain and was treated with the anxiety drug lorazepam and morphine, a painkiller, according to the report.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

The First Mobile, if one is sent, must be warned that unless he is very self-assured, or senile, his pride will suffer.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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