Hypertext Webster Gateway: "senescent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Senescent \Se*nes"cent\, a. [L. senescent, p. pr. of senescere
to grow old, incho. fr. senere to be old.]
Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. ``The night was
senescent.'' --Poe. ``With too senescent air.'' --Lowell.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
senescent
adj : growing old [syn: {aging}, {ageing}]
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