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   se·nile

   /ˈsēˌnīl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties: "she couldn't cope with her senile husband"
   • ▪ (of a condition) characteristic of or caused by old age: "senile decay"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French sénile or Latin senilis, from senex ‘old man’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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