Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #728 of 1319

elderly (adj.)

old (polite)

Examples

  • Elderly people.

Key rules

  • Elderly means old, used politely for older people
  • Elderly people, an elderly man
  • Elderly is used for people, not things

Common mistakes

  • The elderly house is old → The old house is old
💡 Tip: Describing older people // Social services // Care
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