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superannuated

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[ UK /sˌuːpəɹˈænjuːˌe‍ɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. old; no longer valid or fashionable
    out-of-date ideas
    an obsolete locomotive
    obsolete words
    superannuated laws
    outdated equipment
    obsolete words
  2. too old to be useful
    He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders

How To Use superannuated In A Sentence

  • Superannuated anchorman Dan Rather plays the toast.
  • It is further proof that in the department of a superannuated squad who have witnessed Mourinho's ruthless side more often than not, Drogba is the ultimate survivor.
  • I'm on the money train now and am looking forward to a modestly superannuated future.
  • Underwood - a superannuated widower - has two daughters.
  • I know that the economy of rural Ireland operates in a hermetically sealed way, oblivious to the world of Dublin and its superannuated airheads.
  • Without regressive evolution to prune the phenotype, all species would be encumbered by billion-year-long lists of superannuated traits.
  • Autobiography used to be the preserve of hammy actors, gammy lieutenant commanders and superannuated hangers-on to the Bloomsbury Group.
  • The superannuated may perhaps devote themselves to reflection and advice.
  • Mind you, the annals of British sportscasting contain many examples of superannuated pundits who soldier on well past their sell-by dates.
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