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1. elderly
adjective. ['ˈɛldɝli'] advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables).
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- elder (English)
- eldra (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Elderly
- ackerly
- baggerly
- beverly
- bitterly
- brierly
- brotherly
- byerly
- casserly
- caverly
- cheverly
- circularly
- cleverly
- coberly
- conerly
- connerly
- disorderly
- dubberly
- eagerly
- easterly
- eatherly
How do you pronounce elderly?
Pronounce elderly as ˈɛldərli.
US - How to pronounce elderly in American English
UK - How to pronounce elderly in British English
Quotes about elderly
1. There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible."The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions."Well, that's essentially how I feel about life - full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly.
- Woody Allen, Annie Hall: Screenplay
2. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
- Arthur C. Clarke
3. the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
- Andy Rooney
2. elderly
noun. ['ˈɛldɝli'] people who are old collectively.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- elder (English)
- eldra (Old English (ca. 450-1100))