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senile

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


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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

What makes "The Nanny" unique is the breath of fresh air brought by curly-haired, mini-skirted Fran, with her yenta mother and her senile yet groovy Romanian immigrant grandmother.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2022

“I want you to get him to declare Miss Trixie senile and incompetent and to explain the motivation for writing the letter.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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