outdated, out-of-date, superannuated
(adjective) old; no longer valid or fashionable; “obsolete words”; “an obsolete locomotive”; “outdated equipment”; “superannuated laws”; “out-of-date ideas”
overage, overaged, superannuated, over-the-hill
(adjective) too old to be useful; “He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders”- Anthony Trollope
Source: WordNet® 3.1
superannuated (comparative more superannuated, superlative most superannuated)
Obsolete, antiquated.
Synonyms: archaic, dated, out of date, outdated, outmoded, Thesaurus:obsolete
Retired or discarded due to age.
Synonyms: decrepit, long in the tooth, over the hill, Thesaurus:elderly
superannuated
simple past tense and past participle of superannuate
Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*an"nu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superannuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Superannuating.] Etym: [Pref. super- + L. annus a year.]
1. To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity. Sir T. Browne.
2. To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
Su`per*an"nu*ate, v. i.
Definition: To last beyond the year; -- said of annual plants. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
