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

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

At first Fernanda interpreted that bustle as an attack of senile madness and it was difficult for her to suppress her exasperation.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez