First Known Use: circa 1633
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superannuated
adjective
: old and therefore no longer very effective or useful
Full Definition of SUPERANNUATED
1
: outmoded, old-fashioned <superannuated slang> <superannuated planes>
2
a : incapacitated or disqualified for active duty by advanced age b : older than the typical member of a specified group <a superannuated graduate student>
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Origin of SUPERANNUATED
Medieval Latin superannuatus, past participle of superannuari to be too old, from Latin super- + annus year — more at annual
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- antiquated, archaic, dated, démodé, demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), medieval (also mediaeval), moribund, mossy, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, obsolete
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