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Oldster

An old person.

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Adult 76% connected

Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.

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Ancient 76% connected

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times b…

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Antediluvian 76% connected

Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle.

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Centenarian 76% connected

Of or relating to a hundred years.

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Curmudgeon 76% connected

An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.

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Dodo 76% connected

A large, extinct bird (Didus ineptus), formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings, like those of the ostrich, and…

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Dotard 76% connected

One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood.

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Fogy 76% connected

A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old.

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Fossil 76% connected

Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.

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Graybeard 76% connected

An old man.

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Nonagenarian 76% connected

A person ninety years old.

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Octogenarian 76% connected

A person eighty years, or more, of age.

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Septuagenarian 76% connected

A person who is seventy years of age; a septuagenary.

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Sexagenarian 76% connected

A person who is sixty years old.

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