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adj. old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"

adj. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

aged, senior, elderly

adj. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"

elder, senior, sr.

adj. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

aged, of age

adj. having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age"

aged, senior, older, elderly

adj. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"

patriarchal

adj. characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

old, older

adj. old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"

patriarchal

adj. characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

full-fledged, fully fledged

adj. (of persons e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party"

initiate, initiated

adj. introduced to something new

knowledgeable about

adj. thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience

practiced, practised

adj. skillful after much practice

veteran, seasoned, veteranlike

adj. rendered competent through trial and experience; "troops seasoned in combat"; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"

advanced, ripe

adj. far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"

aged, of age

adj. having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age"

aging, ageing, senescent

adj. growing old

ancient

adj. very old; "an ancient mariner"

anile

adj. of or like a feeble old woman

centenarian

adj. being at least 100 years old

gaga, doddering, senile

adj. mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"

retired, emeritus

adj. honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive

gray, grey, hoar, hoary, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed

adj. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"

nonagenarian

adj. being from 90 to 99 years old; "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home"

octogenarian

adj. being from 80 to 89 years old

oldish

adj. somewhat elderly

superannuated, overage, overaged

adj. too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope

retired, superannuated

adj. discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension; "a superannuated civil servant"

sexagenarian

adj. being from 60 to 69 years old; "the sexagenarian population is growing"

venerable

adj. impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"

year-old

adj. having reached an age as specified: "a two-year-old toddler"

major

adj. of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major"

precedential

adj. having precedence (especially because of longer service); "precedential treatment for senior members of the firm"

superior, ranking, higher-ranking

adj. having a higher rank; "superior officer"

little, younger

adj. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"

young, immature

adj. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"

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