Senescent

Senescent
Senescent Se*nes"cent, a. [L. senescent, p. pr. of senescere to grow old, incho. fr. senere to be old.] Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. ``The night was senescent.'' --Poe. ``With too senescent air.'' --Lowell. [1913 Webster]

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