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superannuated
su·per·an·nu·at·ed S0893600 (so͞o′pər-ăn′yo͞o-ā′tĭd)adj.1. Retired or ineffective because of advanced age: "Nothing is more tiresome than a superannuated pedagogue" (Henry Adams).2. Outmoded; obsolete: superannuated laws.
[From Medieval Latin superannuātus, over one year old : Latin super-, super- + Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]superannuated (ˌsuːpərˈænjʊˌeɪtɪd) adj1. (Insurance) discharged, esp with a pension, owing to age or illness2. too old to serve usefully3. obsolete[C17: from Medieval Latin superannātus aged more than one year, from Latin super- + annus a year]su•per•an•nu•at•ed (ˌsu pərˈæn yuˌeɪ tɪd)
adj. 1. retired because of age or infirmity. 2. antiquated. [1625–35; alter. (with -u- of annual) of Medieval Latin superannātus over a year old (of cattle) = Latin super ann(um) beyond a year] su`per•an`nu•a′tion, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | superannuated - too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollopeoverage, overaged, over-the-hillold - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" | | 2. | superannuated - old; no longer valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"outdated, out-of-datenoncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time |
superannuatedadjective obsolete, antiquated, outmoded, old, aged, past it (informal), defunct, decrepit the superannuated idealism of the sixtiesTranslationsυπέργηροςfondo di previdenzainabilepensionamentopensione di vecchiaiasorpassatosuperannuated
Related to superannuated: inebriates, temporizedSynonyms for superannuatedadj obsoleteSynonyms- obsolete
- antiquated
- outmoded
- old
- aged
- past it
- defunct
- decrepit
Synonyms for superannuatedadj too old to be usefulSynonyms- overage
- overaged
- over-the-hill
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