aged en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /eɪdʒd/ all other senses; used by some people for all senses
- ājd all other senses; used by some people for all senses
Meanings
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Old.
The hanging-bowl lampshade in marbled glass was two decades pre-war – the kind that marked out aged people.
1998, Derek Beaven, chapter 9, in Acts of Mutiny, London: Fourth Estate, →ISBN, part 1 (Motion), page 34:I knocked on the door and an aged man opened it.
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(qualifier:chiefly non-US) Having the age of.
John Mathews, aged about 18, stood at the bar with his hands in his pockets, alike indifferent to a verdict of acquittal or guilty.
1865 October 6, “Court of Special Sessions”, in The New York Times:Forty-six percent of drivers aged 18 to 24 said they would choose Internet access over owning a car, according to the research firm Gartner.
2012 March 22, Amy Chozick, “As Young Lose Interest in Cars, G.M. Turns to MTV for Help”, in The New York Times:Aged 18, he had no idea what to do with his life.
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Having undergone the improving effects of time; matured.
aged whiskey
The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper.
2008, Christopher Paolini, “Assault on Helgrind”, in Brisingr, page 44:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most aged | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| furthest aged | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more aged | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| farthest aged | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| farther aged | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| agèd | alternative | lexicographic | |
| further aged | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bottom-aged · overaged · agedness · hyperaged · photoaged · middle-aged · mid-aged · older-aged · teen-aged · aged R-value · home for the aged · teenaged · top aged · un-aged · midaged · nonaged · superaged · dry-aged · unaged · agedly · school-aged · aged care · college-aged · top-aged · bottom aged
Synonyms
eldern (old) · -year-old (having the age of) · hoary · matured (undergone effects of time)
Translations (26)
fi ikäinen (having the age of) · tr yaşındaki (having the age of) · ota قوجه (having the age of) · la longaevus (old — see also old) · xqa يَشْلِغْ (having the age of) · de alt (old — see also old) · tr yaşlı (having the age of) · bg отлежал (undergone effects of time, improving in the process) · ota قوجه (old — see also old) · fi kypsynyt (undergone effects of time, improving in the process) · la annōsus (old — see also old) · pl sędziwy (old — see also old) · ota بزرك (old — see also old) · ota یاشلو (having the age of) · es viejo (old — see also old) · eo aĝinta (undergone effects of time, improving in the process) · fi ikääntynyt (old — see also old) · es anciano (old — see also old) · la vetus (old — see also old) · ota اختیار (old — see also old) · de gealtert (undergone effects of time, improving in the process) · txb śrāñ (old — see also old) · txb ktsaitstse (old — see also old) · tr yaşında (having the age of) · pdt oolt (old — see also old) · la senex (old — see also old)