单词 | aged |
释义 | aged —agedly, adv. —agedness, n. /ay"jid/ for 1, 2, 5, 6; /ayjd/ for 1, 3, 4, adj. 1. having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old: an aged man; an aged tree. 2. pertaining to or characteristic of old age: aged wrinkles. 3. of the age of: a man aged 40 years. 4. brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood: aged whiskey. 5. Phys. Geog. old; approaching the state of peneplain. n. 6. (used with a pl. v.) old people collectively (usually prec. by the): We must have improved medical care for the aged. [1375-1425; late ME. See AGE, -ED2] Syn. 1. ancient. See old. Ant. 1. young. |
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