antiquated

[ an-ti-kwey-tid ]
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adjective
  1. continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned: antiquated attitudes.

  2. no longer used; obsolete or obsolescent: The spinning wheel is an antiquated machine.

  1. aged; old: antiquated aunts and uncles.

Origin of antiquated

1
First recorded in 1615–25; antiquate + -ed2

synonym study For antiquated

See ancient1.

Other words from antiquated

  • an·ti·qua·ted·ness, noun
  • un·an·ti·quat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for antiquated

antiquated

/ (ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. outmoded; obsolete

  2. aged; ancient

Derived forms of antiquated

  • antiquatedness, noun

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