senile

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The 75-year old Krupp was supposed to be tried alongside Schacht, but had become senile and was deemed medically unfit.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025

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

Girls had to assist in caring for the elderly, including men suffering from senile dementia.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

When he brandished his statistics and the results of the last elections in front of them, his own party members suspected they were just the senile rantings of an old man.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende