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obsoletely


Meanings
  • Adjective

    Outdated or no longer in use


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obsolete , obsoletely , obsoleteness , obsoletenesses
Etymology
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From obsolete + -ly


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  1. The word 'obsoletely' was first used in the English language in the 16th century.

  2. The word 'obsolete' comes from the Latin word 'obsoletus', which means 'worn out' or 'outdated'


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  1. Obsolete: Refers to things that are no longer in use or have been replaced by something newer


Quotes
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  1. He exercised a right so rare, at this the fag-end of the century, as to be practically "obsolete". The most fundamental right of all. The right to be the good guy.

    - Zadie Smith,{it}White Teeth{/it},2000
  2. It may not be welcome news in her home state of Pennsylvania, but chemist Cynthia Kuper could help make steel "obsolete". Experimenting with carbon nanotubes, structures a few atoms wide but 100 times stronger and much lighter than steel, Kuper calls her work an "amusement park discovery."

    - Joanna Chung,{it}Newsweek{/it},23 Sept. 2002
  3. I never had parents, really. My mom was gone, my dad was at work or with his girlfriends, we had baby-sitters. My parents were "obsolete".

    - Jonathan Kozol,{it}Voices From the Future{/it},1993

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