superannuated adj

1 discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension; "a superannuated civil servant" [syn: retired]

2 too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope [syn: overage, overaged, over-the-hill]

3 old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas" [syn: obsolete, outdated, out-of-date]

English

Etymology

From the Latin superannuatus "more than one year old" from super "over" + annus "year".

Adjective

superannuated

1. obsolete due to age
2. retired or discarded due to age

Synonyms

• antiquated
• archaic
• dated
• obsolete
• outdated
• outmoded

Related terms

• superannuate

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