centuried

[ sen-chuh-reed ]

adjective

1. existing for an indefinite number of centuries.
2. very old; ancient.

Word History and Origins

Origin of centuried¹

First recorded in 1810–20; century + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The human mind, bared to a centuried slime, is teeming with repulsive life of countless world-delusions.

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Its front gate, I noted, was a centuried relic from a distant shrine.

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Even the rings upon those comely hands that clasp their prayer-books in the centuried trance of their devotions remain intact.

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Its counsels are ripe with a many-centuried knowledge of human nature.

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