1. elderly - Noun
2. elderly - Adjective
3. elderly - Adjective Satellite
Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhen a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. Arthur C. Clarke
Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate. Bertrand Russell
Theres no such thing as ageing gracefully. I dont meet people who want to get Alzheimers disease, or who want to get cancer or arthritis or any of the other things that afflict the elderly. Ageing is bad for you, and we better just actually accept that. Aubrey de Grey
The death of an elderly man is like a burning library. Ivorian Proverb
When the elderly ones in a house travel, the younger ones quickly grow in experience. Nigerian Proverb
If a child shoots an arrow that reaches the top of a tall palm tree, then it must be that an elderly person carved the arrow for him. Nigerian Proverb