centuried

American  

[sen-chuh-reed] / ˈsɛn tʃə rid /

adjective

1. existing for an indefinite number of centuries.

2. very old; ancient.

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Etymology

Origin of centuried

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

Example Sentences

The Free Synagogue is aligning itself with that centuried tradition.

From Time Magazine Archive

To-morrow we'll deliver the matter to you—and the wheels that grind the centuried darkness to destruction will again start a-rolling.

From Mother by Gorky, Maksim

Above, the old weathercock groans, but remembers Creaking, to turn, in its centuried rust.

From A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass by Lowell, Amy

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

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

Whilst centuried age And youth in Spring strike hands before me, Let foemen band, let battle rage, You'll keep my Flag still flying o'er me!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 25, 1891 by Various