OLD
Scrabble letter values: O1L1D2 = 4
Definition
- noun past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old').
- adjective (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
- adjective of long duration.
- adjective (used for emphasis) very familiar. — synonyms: old(a)
- adjective skilled through long experience. — synonyms: older
- adjective belonging to some prior time. — synonyms: erstwhile(a), former(a), onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)
- adjective very good. — synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen
- adjective of a very early stage in development.
- adjective just preceding something else in time or order. — synonyms: previous(a)
Examples
- “his mother is very old”
- “a ripe old age”
- “how old are you?”