Old Womanish Crossword Clue

Old womanish crossword clue. An Australian crossword question on 7 June 2017, 5 letters

The answer is ANILE
The other possible answer: TIERS

Origin of anile meaning
– Classical Latin anilis from anus, old woman from Indo-European base an unverified form an-, designation of male or female ancestor (from source German ahn, grandfather); origin, originally from baby talk

– Unable to think clearly or infirm because of old age.

Examples:

– Once again, being too specific results in being rather anile (anybody want to graph this?).

– Learning how to simultaneously walk and chew gum will soon be added to the menu of anile crap that our self-regarding progressive school system ‘facilitates’.