頽たい齢れい

noun

declining years; old age

A literary, somewhat poetic term for the later years of life, often with a nuance of physical or mental decline. Rare in everyday speech; more common equivalents include 晩年 (ばんねん) or 老齢 (ろうれい).

• 彼かれは頽たい齢れいに達たっしてもなお創そう作さく意い欲よくを失うしなわなかった。

  Even in his declining years, he never lost his creative drive.