noun-modifying (irregular)
like an old person; old-fashioned; elderly-seeming
Describes someone or something that seems old or old-fashioned, often with a negative or critical nuance. Used prenominally to modify nouns.
He has an old-fashioned way of thinking.
That clothing has an elderly-seeming design.
Standard spelling using the kanji 年寄り and the hiragana suffix じみた.
Kanji spelling for じみた using 染みた; less common and may be considered old-fashioned or literary.
Compound of 年寄り (old person) and the suffix じみた (seeming like, tinged with), from the verb 染みる (to soak in, to be tinged with).