superannuated

su·per·an·nu·at·ed  (spr-ny-td)

adj.

1. Retired or ineffective because of advanced age: "Nothing is more tiresome than a superannuated pedagogue" Henry Adams.

2. Outmoded; obsolete: superannuated laws.

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[From Medieval Latin superannutus, over one year old : Latin super-, super- + Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]

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superannuated

Adjective

1. discharged with a pension, owing to age or illness

2. too old to be useful; obsolete [Medieval Latin superannatus aged more than one year]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	superannuated - too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope over-the-hill, overage, overaged old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
	2.	superannuated - old; no longer valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas" out-of-date, outdated noncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time