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Antonyms for anile
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : an-ahyl, ey-nahyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn aɪl, ˈeɪ naɪl |
Definition of anile
- As in infirm : adj sick, weak
- As in senile : adj failing in physical and mental capabilities due to old age
- As in weakly : adj infirm
- As in decrepit : adj deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age
- As in doddering : adj aged, feeble
- Locke was now far too eminent a man to be troubled by so anile a demonstration of folly.
- Extract from : « Locke » by Thomas Fowler
- Our babbling, anile friend, in the very looseness of her prating has let out the truth.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 2, 1841 » by Various
- He is evidently childish, and breaks now and then into an anile laugh at the thought, no doubt, of some dead old pot-house jest.
- Extract from : « Nancy » by Rhoda Broughton
Synonyms for anile
- aged
- ailing
- ancient
- anemic
- anile
- antiquated
- battered
- bedraggled
- broken-down
- creaky
- crippled
- debilitated
- decrepit
- delicate
- dilapidated
- doddering
- dotard
- doting
- effete
- enfeebled
- failing
- faint
- faltering
- feeble
- flimsy
- floundering
- fragile
- frail
- haggard
- halting
- ill
- imbecile
- in second childhood
- incapacitated
- infirm
- insecure
- insubstantial
- irresolute
- laid low
- lame
- old
- puny
- quavering
- ramshackle
- rickety
- run-down
- seedy
- senescent
- senile
- sensile
- shabby
- shaking
- shaky
- shattered
- sick
- superannuated
- tacky
- threadbare
- tired
- tottering
- trembling
- tumble-down
- unsound
- unstable
- unsteady
- unsubstantial
- used
- vacillating
- wasted
- wavering
- weak
- weakly
- weather-beaten
- wobbly
- worn
- worn-out
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