stricken in years
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stricken in years — old, aged, elderly … English contemporary dictionary
stricken in years — dated used euphemistically to describe someone old and feeble … Useful english dictionary
stricken — adj. 1 affected or overcome with illness or misfortune etc. (stricken with measles; grief stricken). 2 levelled with a strickle. 3 (often foll. by from etc.) US Law deleted. Phrases and idioms: stricken in years archaic enfeebled by age.… … Useful english dictionary
stricken — North American or archaic past participle of strike. adjective [often in combining] seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling: grief stricken. ↘(of a face or look) showing great distress. Phrases stricken in years… … English new terms dictionary
stricken — (adj.) 1510s, wounded, affected (by disease, trouble, etc.), adjective use of archaic pp. of STRIKE (Cf. strike) (v.). Figurative meaning overwhelmed with terror, grief, etc. is from 1530s. An earlier development is reflected in 13c. phrase… … Etymology dictionary
Stricken — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stricken — a. 1. Struck, smitten, wounded, afflicted. 2. Advanced (in years), far gone, worn out, aged, venerable, time worn … New dictionary of synonyms
One Hundred Years of Solitude — … Wikipedia
One Million Years B.C. — 1,000,000 BCE redirects here. For information about this year, see Early Pleistocene. One Million Years B.C. U.S. Theatrical poster by Tom Chantrell Directed by … Wikipedia
Age — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Age >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 age age Sgm: N 1 oldness oldness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 old age old age advanced age golden years Sgm: N 1 senility senility senescence Sgm … English dictionary for students
