Lexic.us

Definition of Senile

1. Adjective. Mentally or physically infirm with age. "His mother was doddering and frail"

Definition of Senile

1. a. Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness.

Definition of Senile

1. Adjective. Of, or relating to old age. ¹

2. Adjective. (often offensive) Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Senile

1. one who exhibits senility [n -S]

Medical Definition of Senile

1. Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness. "Senile maturity of judgment. " Senile gangrene, a form of gangrene occuring particularly in old people, and caused usually by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries. Origin: L. Senilis, from senex, gen. Senis, old, an old man: cf. F. Senile. See Senior. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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