1. resembling or befitting a feeble old woman; showing the weakness or mental decline associated with old age
Usage: formal; often considered offensive

Examples

• The once-brilliant professor’s anile behavior concerned his colleagues.
• Her anile complaints about modern technology grew tiresome.
• The character’s anile mannerisms were exaggerated for comic effect.
• Critics dismissed his anile ramblings as irrelevant to current issues.
• The novel portrayed the anile duchess as out of touch with reality.