Old

adjective
oʊld

Adjective

  • skilled through long experience

    an old offender

    the older soldiers

    Similar:Older
  • just preceding something else in time or order

    my old house was larger

    Similar:Previous
  • very good

    we had a grand old time

    Similar:Bang-upBullyCorkingCrackingDandy
  • of long duration; not new

    old tradition

    old house

    old wine

    See also:WornNoncurrentNonmodern
  • (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

    his mother is very old

    a ripe old age

    how old are you?

    See also:SeniorExperiencedExperient
  • (used for emphasis) very familiar

    good old boy

    same old story

  • belonging to some prior time

    Similar:ErstwhileFormerOne-timeOnetimeQuondam
  • of a very early stage in development

Noun

  • past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

    Type of:PastYesteryear

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