gerontic

[ juh-ron-tik ]

adjective

1. geriatric.
2. of or relating to the last phase in the life cycle of an organism or in the life history of a species.

gerontic

/ dʒɛˈrɒntɪk /

adjective

1. biology of or relating to the senescence of an organism

Word History and Origins

Origin of gerontic¹

1880–85; < Greek gerontikós of old men, equivalent to geront- (stem of gérōn old man) + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

Surely the hazard is doubled when the offering is built on the doings of two gerontic specimens who do not even talk dirty or expose any personal equipage more intimate than the inside of an umbrella.

From Time Magazine Archive

NBC, in fact, often seems to be tailoring its nightly news to what the advertisers apparently assume the audience to be�the gerontic, laxative, denture crowd.

From Time Magazine Archive

Miss Trevor gulped it down, and then permitted herself to be led to a sofa, where she lay sprawled, her immaculate hat on one side, giving her the look of a debauched gerontic virgin.

From Project Gutenberg