older
/ˈəʊldə/
Dictionary
adjective
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
"an old abandoned building; an old friend"
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
"I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with."
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
"How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child."
- (heading) Of an earlier time.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
"Your constant pestering is getting old."
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
"We're having a good old time. My next car will be a big old SUV. My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas."
- Excessive, abundant.
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