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eminent

Highly regarded

Inveterate

habitual

Seasoned

skillful through experience

Perennial

Recurring

Inured

hardened through use

Curmudgeon

A disagreeable person

Erudite

Learned; well

Urbane

sophisticated; suave

Revere

Deeply respect; admire

Enfeebled

Weakened

Prosaic

commonplace; ordinary

Sage

Wise

Venerable

respected; admired

Patriarch

Male elder

Unaffected

natural; authentic

Decrepit

Broken down; decayed

Trite

Overly done; unoriginal

Archaic

ancient; old

Doddering

unsteady; feeble

Pedestrian

Mundane; commonplace

Immutable

Unchanging

Stagnant

Sluggish; at a standstill; show little move

Recondite

Obscure; not well

Passé

Out of date