presenile

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adjective

Before the onset of senility.

OriginEnglish senile ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepresenile (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the onset of senility.
  2. not comparableMarked by the physical and mental characteristics of old age, though not old in years.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishsenile
  10. Englishpresenile

From pre- + senile.

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APA

presenile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presenile

MLA

“presenile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presenile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presenile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presenile.

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