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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

There have always been eccentric, senile and downright simple-minded members of Congress.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023

When he brandished his statistics and the results of the last elections in front of them, his own party members suspected they were just the senile rantings of an old man.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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