Meaning of ageable | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Capable of being aged; suitable for ageing.
2. Getting on in years; fairly old.
   dated, dialectal, informal

Examples

“An ageable wine with great character and poise.”

“I received your letter by the bearer, and in reply to it I have to state that my father is an ageable man now, and not able to attend to the time appointed by your Honour.”

“She looked like an ageable woman but Wes was young and supple as a boy.”

“They had no children, and they were getting to be up in years—“ageable” as Took described it.”

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