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Old Ineffective Sort Crossword Clue

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199%6Exact Match!
236%9 Rendered ineffective or ineffective
336%10 Expression used to describe a person with ineffective or ineffective hands

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We think the answer is "DOTARD" which means:

    noun
  • • An oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He became a dotard in his old age, often forgetting even his own name."
  • • "The dotard rambled on about his glory days, unaware of his current state."

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