ANILE


Meaning of ANILE in English

ˈaˌnīl, ˈāˌ-, -īəl adjective

Etymology: Latin anilis, from anus old woman + -ilis -ile; akin to Old High German ano grandfather, male ancestor, Greek annis grandmother, Armenian han, and perhaps to Latin senex old man — more at senior

: of, relating to, or suggesting a doddering old woman

pathetic questions which showed an anile loss of time sense — R.O.Bowen

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