senile
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Especially if a person seems to go senile very quickly, check their vitamin B12!
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
She has no choice but to carry this pregnancy to term, surrounded by jealous novitiates, senile nuns, controlling male leadership and a secret sect of the sisterhood who wear crimson shrouds over their faces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
There have always been eccentric, senile and downright simple-minded members of Congress.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
Girls had to assist in caring for the elderly, including men suffering from senile dementia.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023
“I want you to get him to declare Miss Trixie senile and incompetent and to explain the motivation for writing the letter.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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