progeroid

P3R1O1G2E1R1O1I1D2

adjective

Resembling old age.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectiveprogeroid (comparative more progeroid, superlative most progeroid)

comparative more progeroid · superlative most progeroid

  1. Resembling old age.

Origin

  1. Englishprogeria
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. Englishprogeroid

From progeria + -oid.

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APA

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Chicago

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