пожилой

elderly, older

p ə ʐ ɨ ɫ o j

по limited or one-time action + жил live, reside + ой Masculine nominative singular

adjective · singular masculine, nominative / singular feminine, genitive / singular feminine, dative / singular masculine, accusative / singular feminine, instrumental / singular feminine, locative Rare #40,615

elderly, older Used for people; more polite than “old.”

RU: Мой сосед уже пожилой.

EN: My neighbor is already elderly.

Forms of пожилой

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	пожилой	пожилой

Пожилой!

Elderly!

— Вопль (2016)

У пожилой дамы была трость.

The old lady had a cane.

Том был пожилой.

Tom was elderly.

Sounds similar to

пожелай p ə ʐ ɨ ɫ a j