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older than dirt

older than dirt adjective: very old.

Adjective

older than dirt (comparative form only)

  1. (comparative-only, simile) very old

Synonyms of older than dirt

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Forms of older than dirt

alternative formold as dirt

Questions about older than dirt

What does older than dirt mean?
Older than dirt means very old.
What part of speech is older than dirt?
Older than dirt is an adjective.

Words near older than dirt in the dictionary

  1. older brother
  2. older brothers
  3. older fashioned
  4. older sister
  5. older sisters
  6. older than dirt
  7. older than the hills
  8. older than the Pyramids
  9. older-aged
  10. older-fashioned
  11. oldermost

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