presenile

American

[pree-see-nahyl, -nil, -sen-ahyl] / priˈsi naɪl, -nɪl, -ˈsɛn aɪl /

adjective

pertaining to or exhibiting the characteristics of presenility; prematurely old.

Etymology

Origin of presenile

First recorded in 1895–1900; pre- + senile

Example Sentences

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Other more frightening names for it: presenile gangrene, thrombo-angiitis obliterans.

From Time Magazine Archive

But patients suffering from hardening of the brain's arteries and a group classed as presenile showed marked improvement in their memory of recent events.

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