Outmoded - English meaning

adjective

Having been deserted or left.

Usage examples:

An abandoned car

verb

Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.

Usage examples:

Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age

adjective

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

Usage examples:

The ancient civilizations of the mediterranean

noun

An old man.

Usage examples:

A solitary ancient in a tweed jacket

noun

A standard, flag, or ensign.

Usage examples:

The ancient was a banner bearing an heraldic device, the token of ancient or noble descent, borne b…

adjective

Old-fashioned or outdated.

Usage examples:

This antiquated central heating system

adjective

Old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society

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Antiquated ideas/technology

adjective

Very old or old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

Prisons are run on archaic methods

adjective

Marked with a date.

Usage examples:

A signed and dated painting

verb

Establish or ascertain the date of (an object or event).

Usage examples:

They date the paintings to 1460–70

adjective

Showing the facts or style of the past rather than of the present

Usage examples:

This information is dated.

adjective

No longer alive.

Usage examples:

A dead body

adverb

Absolutely; completely.

Usage examples:

You're dead right

adjective

No longer existing or functioning.

Usage examples:

The now defunct somerset & dorset railway line

adjective

No longer existing

Usage examples:

He was a reporter for the defunct new york herald newspaper.

adjective

No longer existing or in use

Usage examples:

She had once worked for the traveller hotel chain (now defunct).

adjective

No longer being used.

Usage examples:

They held an exhibition in a disused warehouse

adjective

No longer being used

Usage examples:

Many disused railway tracks are now used by cyclists., a disused quarry had been developed into a l…

adjective

Very tired.

Usage examples:

She returned home, exhausted from work

verb

Make (someone) feel very tired.

Usage examples:

Her day out had exhausted her

adjective

Extremely tired

Usage examples:

Exhausted, they fell asleep., by the time they reached the summit they were exhausted.

adjective

(of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite.

Usage examples:

Hackneyed old sayings

adjective

Used or said so often that it seems ordinary, meaningless, or not sincere

Usage examples:

A hackneyed plot

adjective

Becoming obsolete.

Usage examples:

Obsolescent equipment

adjective

No longer produced or used; out of date.

Usage examples:

The disposal of old and obsolete machinery

verb

Cause (a product or idea) to become obsolete by replacing it with something new.

Usage examples:

We're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs

adjective

No longer used or needed, usually because something newer and better has replaced it

Usage examples:

Typewriters have been rendered obsolete by computers.

adjective

Not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past

Usage examples:

Old-fashioned clothes/ideas/music, she’s old-fashioned (= her views are typical of the past, not th…

adjective

Out of date; obsolete.

Usage examples:

Outdated equipment

verb

Make out of date or obsolete.

Usage examples:

New technology is outdating current privacy laws

adjective

Past participle of outwear.

verb

Last longer than.

Usage examples:

A material that will outwear any other waterproof sheeting

adjective

(of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.

Usage examples:

Stale bread

verb

Make or become stale.

Usage examples:

She would cut up yesterday's leftover bread, staling now

verb

(of an animal, especially a horse) urinate.

Usage examples:

The horse staled while he was riding

adjective

In need of sleep or rest; weary.

Usage examples:

Fisher rubbed his tired eyes

verb

Feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep.

Usage examples:

Soon the ascent grew steeper and he began to tire