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Chivalry Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
What's the adjective ROP
to describe someone who had/has been lived/living a really long life(So that we can muscle the word into a sentence that goes such as "He was/is such a ~ person)????
This is a question that I've long been seeking the answer to.
Is there even any?
This is a question that I've long been seeking the answer to.
Is there even any?
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They're mostly pejoratives, aren't they? Senile, decrepit? What does "ROP" mean?
- They're mostly pejoratives, aren't they?
- Senile, decrepit?
- What does "ROP" mean?
- "Venerable / venerated" is more respectful!
- (but not exclusively age-related)
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They're mostly pejoratives, aren't they? Senile, decrepit?
What does "ROP" mean?
"Venerable / venerated" is more respectful! (but not exclusively age-related)
What does "ROP" mean?
"Venerable / venerated" is more respectful! (but not exclusively age-related)
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AvangiThey're mostly pejoratives, aren't they? Senile, decrepit? What does "ROP" mean? "Venerable / venerated" is more respectful! (but not exclusively age-related)No, those are not the words to describe somebody with/'s having a very long life span.
And I'm not looking for any pejorative here AT ALL.
Maybe LONG-LIVING????????
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Aged, elderly. He was an aged man. He was an elderly man.
You can't say he is a long-living man. You could say he has lived a long life. His life has spanned many years.
You can't say he is a long-living man. You could say he has lived a long life. His life has spanned many years.
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That's a very common abbreviation used on lotsa American forums which stands for Read On Please
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CliveHi, long-lived I, too, would like to know what ROP means. CliveHe's long-lived person?
Or it that only applicable when it comes to somebody who already passed away?
Can I call a living human being who has lived through many years a long-lived elderly?
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Hi,
He's long-lived person?
Or it that only applicable when it comes to somebody who already passed away? That was my initial thought, too, but really I don't see why one can't use it tio describe a person who has already lived a long life and is still alive.
Can I call a living human being who has lived through many years a long-li
He's long-lived person?
Or it that only applicable when it comes to somebody who already passed away? That was my initial thought, too, but really I don't see why one can't use it tio describe a person who has already lived a long life and is still alive.
Can I call a living human being who has lived through many years a long-li
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chivalryThat's a very common abbreviation used on lotsa American forums which stands for Read On PleaseThanks for the explanation. Please don't use the abbreviation here. We prefer actual words. And we really don't need to be encouraged to "read on" -- if we're interested in the subject line, we'll go ahead and read the post without further encouragement.
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CliveHi,He's long-lived person?Or it that only applicable when it comes to somebody who already passed away? That was my initial thought, too, but really I don't see why one can't use it tio describe a person who has already lived a long life and is still alive.Can I call a living human being who has lived through many years a long-lived elderly? Yes, except that the word
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