smelly
Like old paper
Because old books smell like old friends and new books smell like new friends.
Actually, plenty of people find the smell of new books pleasing. Generally, people love to smell books - new or old, especially the ones who love to read. The smell of new books can be attributed to the paper, ink or the adhesive used, and the variation can be due to different processes used for each.
elderly
Old history books describe "Indian uprisings".
There are many words. Some are slow, elderly, cranky, old, and grey
smelly, broken, trashed, dilapidated
Musty, dusty, humid.
Some smart words to describe veterans include: Brave Courageous Powerful Honorable Selfless Loyal Protective Soldiers Fighters
Old; because adjectives are words that describe the nouns, which in this case is the man.
Imagery is language that appeals to the five senses. Auditory ( hearing) Gustatory( taste) Tacticle (touch) Olfactory( smell) I think of the smell in an old factory Lol. and visual (sight) A much easier way to describe imagery is a descriptive image about a topic.
Obsolete, passé, or outdated.