Dictionary Entry
elderly
elderly is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people.
- 2noun
people who are old collectively
"special arrangements were available for the aged"
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- 3adjective
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
"aged members of the society"
"elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"
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