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Meanings of superannuated in English

Too old to be useful.

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Old; no longer valid or fashionable.

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Examples for "obsolete"
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There's only one problem: Defense companies already want to render it obsolete.
Wired
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However, the fleet is largely obsolete and not fit for modern combat.
Reuters
3
The problem of obsolete, mandated motor vehicle standards inhibiting safer technologies matters.
Wired
4
Make NATO Great Again NATO was obsolete, but it's no longer obsolete.
Wired
5
Technology is changing so fast that media formats are quickly rendered obsolete.
BBC
1
But he said the underlying problem was an outdated National Electricity Market.
The Guardian
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However, with ongoing studies into these matters, reference material becomes outdated quickly.
A Wiccan Bible
3
The government argued, quite correctly, that the existing media rules were outdated.
The Guardian
4
Users who continue to use outdated devices are at the most risk.
News.com.au
5
Maybe your the central collection point in your family for outdated technology.
Wired
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It did so where out-of-date and inefficient power generating stations were concerned.
The Irish Times
2
He's sitting over there in the corner, reading an out-of-date Evening Herald.
The Irish Times
3
Always the same thin, ratty face, shabby, out-of-date clothes, whiny, penetrating voice.
Junky
4
I felt foolish as I flashed my out-of-date jockey's badge his way.
Under orders
5
People quickly get frustrated working for out-of-date organisations with legacy systems.
The Irish Times
Usage of superannuated in English
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He was superannuated from Harrow, being quite unable to pass his exams.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
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A superannuated one which fails me the one time I needed it.
Foundation and Empire
3
To the east lie Bosnia and Servia-tothe south, see superannuated Venice.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
4
At the close of the year, Brother Goodrich took a superannuated relation.
Thirty Years in the Itinerancy
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The desertion of Giles and his superannuated mates especially touched Mr. Slocum.
The Stillwater Tragedy
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That is a privilege I shall not know until I am superannuated.
The Last Shot
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This superannuated monster of incontinence actually attempted to take liberties with her.
Manon Lescaut
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Those, however, who had grown too old for the work were superannuated.
King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855
9
All the superannuated admirals, captains, and lieutenants put together, have but 1012l.
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol....
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For, there I saw, surely, the poorest superannuated post-chaise left on earth.
The Uncommercial Traveller
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Shall I tell you anything of my own poor and superannuated works?
Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
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And evidently he saw that bogie of the superannuated disappearing in the distance.
Hiram the Young Farmer
13
These things resurrected all the superannuated and forgotten pilots in the Mississippi Valley.
Life on the Mississippi
14
There were only now one or two superannuated captains living in the place.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
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I supposed you to be in pursuit of larger game than superannuated bank-clerks.
The Far Horizon
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An admiral, worn out in the service, is superannuated at 410£.
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol....
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