unyoung

adjective

ˌən-ˈyəŋ How to pronounce unyoung (audio)
Definition of unyoungnext
as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age the park has walking trails that are suitable for both young and unyoung visitors

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  1. elderly
  2. old
  3. aged
Adjective
  • The crowd applauds uproariously when Kevin’s elderly neighbor shows up at the end to hit them in the head with a shovel.
    Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Three low-flyers wing an elderly man in the face and don’t miss a flap, his Ray Bans go flying.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of elderly
Adjective
  • Perhaps the most striking comes from the Baltimore Experience Corps trial, a large experiment in which adults age 60 and older were randomly assigned to either volunteer at elementary schools or be put on a waiting list.
    Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of old
Adjective
  • What's New One in five South Koreans is now aged 65 or older, the government said Tuesday.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The poll additionally showed that people aged 18 to 44 were more likely than older adults to disapprove of how Biden handles his job as president, at 66 percent.
    Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of aged
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“Unyoung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unyoung. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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