aged (
http://definr.com/aged)
adj 1: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables);
"aged members of the society"; "elderly residents
could remember the construction of the first
skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn:
elderly,
older,
senior]
2: at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one
syllable); "aged rocks"
3: having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one
syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age" [syn:
aged(a),
of age(p)]
4: of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final
condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature
well-aged cheeses" [syn:
ripened]
5: (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is
pronounced as one syllable) [syn:
cured]
n : people who are old; "special arrangements were available for
the aged" [ant:
young]