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agedness

[ey-jid for 1, 2, 5, 6; eyjd for 1, 3, 4]

a·ged

[ey-jid for 1, 2, 5, 6; eyjd for 1, 3, 4]
adjective
1.
having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old: an aged man; an aged tree.
2.
pertaining to or characteristic of old age: aged wrinkles.
3.
of the age of: a man aged 40 years.
4.
brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood: aged whiskey.
5.
Physical Geography. old; approaching the state of peneplain.
noun
6.
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the): We must have improved medical care for the aged.

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Agedness is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English. See age, -ed2

a·ged·ly, adverb
a·ged·ness, noun
pre·aged, adjective
un·aged, adjective
well-aged, adjective


1. ancient. See old.


1. young.

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agedness

noun
the property characteristic of old age 
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