aged
of the age of: a man aged 40 years.
brought to maturity or mellowness, as wine, cheese, or wood: aged whiskey.
Physical Geography. old; approaching the state of a peneplain.
old people collectively: We must have improved medical care for the aged.It seems we all, aged and young alike, live in a kind of continuum of existence.
Origin of aged
1Other words for aged
Opposites for aged
Other words from aged
- a·ged·ly, adverb
- a·ged·ness, noun
- pre·aged, adjective
- un·aged, adjective
- well-aged, adjective
Words Nearby aged
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How to use aged in a sentence
Most of her colleagues and supervisors were middle-aged men.
She reported sexual harassment by a former supervisor — and was fired soon after | Samantha Schmidt | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostThe Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is still approved for use only in those aged 16 years or older, and the Moderna vaccine is only for adults.
We know that our customers are 65% to 75% female, 25% to 35% male, and span a variety of age demographics from young millennials to middle-aged adults.
Changing the plant-based food industry one spoon at a time | Rachel King | February 7, 2021 | FortunePublished a quarter century later, Tevis’s final novel, “The Color of Money,” revisits the now middle-aged Felson as he cues up against a new, younger generation of pool players.
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a bestseller, but its author, Walter Tevis, was hardly a one-hit wonder | Michael Dirda | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostAs Miss Pittman, Tyson shows us a robust spirit seeking to push the boundaries of a frail, aged body.
Cicely Tyson Didn't Just Open Doors—She Opened Whole Worlds | Stephanie Zacharek | January 29, 2021 | Time
But when she returned to Selma in 1962 to care for her aged mother, she lost that right.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAt 10 past 5, a middle-aged white man climbed the stairs out of the City Hall subway.
Its beautifully aged wooden exterior houses traditional floor seating and beautiful gardens typical of the area.
He alleges that a third boy, aged 10 or 11, was deliberately hit by a car and killed by a member of the pedophile network in 1979.
Victim: I Watched British MPs Rape and Murder Young Boys | Nico Hines | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCan someone aged seven or 11 become a member of al Qaeda and the Taliban?
Pakistani School Killers Want to Strike the U.S. | Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonAt the sight, Felipe flung himself on his knees before her; he kissed the aged hands as they lay trembling in her lap.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonA little boy aged two years and four months was deprived of a pencil from Thursday to Sunday for scribbling on the wall-paper.
Children's Ways | James SullyHenry Rowley Bishop, a noted English music composer, died, aged 68.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellJohn Wilson, a celebrated landscape and marine painter, died at Folkstone, aged 81.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
British Dictionary definitions for aged
/ (ˈeɪdʒɪd) /
advanced in years; old
(as collective noun; preceded by the): the aged
of, connected with, or characteristic of old age
(eɪdʒd) (postpositive) having the age of: a woman aged twenty
geography (not in technical use) having reached an advanced stage of erosion
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