abandoned, antique, discontinued, fossil, medieval, of other times, on pension, out-of-date, past use, relinquished, superannuate
Definitionadj. too old to be useful
Last update: October 31, 2015
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All retired people get superannuated from government. [Please select]
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Of course, generally speaking, less advance was made than in many previous decades, owing to the interregnum caused by the World War, when all British, French, German, and Austrian work was held up, and only the Americans and to a lesser degree the so-called " Egyptian " Service of Antiquities (manned by French and English) did any digging at all; while in all the European countries the energies of all the archaeologists who were not superannuated were transferred to the field of war, and there was no time left to write little papers, still less big books. [Please select]
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See Essays of Elia, "The Superannuated Man." [Please select]
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* * * * * Two distinguished men were officially superannuated last year: Profs. [Please select]
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Wade, who is superannuated, I think he will find enough to do to keep him busy. [Please select]
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"Only think," said Peterkin with a suppressed laugh, "of a superannuated wild cat." [Please select]
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"Superannuated--unfit for duty--unable to cope with the situation ready to be superseded." [Please select]
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Look, there's Huggo, failing again to get his remove, superannuated, withdrawn. [Please select]
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"But what made you take a superannuated burglar for a valet." [Please select]
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His aged and superannuated mother occupied a corner of the room, opposite the place where the distinguished judge sat. [Please select]
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Superannuated mail coaches carried blankets, oilcloths, sabres, shoes; light spring wagons held Enfield rifles; doctors' buggies medicine cases corded in with care. [Please select]
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