antiquated

From antiquate +‎ -ed.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/

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antiquated (comparative more antiquated, superlative most antiquated)

1. old-fashioned, out of date
   • 1918, Arthur Balfour, Response to Woodrow Wilsons Speech of 11 February 1918:

     Coming to the third proposition, von Hertling says, with justice, that the doctrine of the balance of power is a more or less antiquated doctrine.

   • 2022 November 16, Howard Johnston, “Network News: Haines: fares reform essential to reclaim lost revenue”, in RAIL, number 970, page 20:

     A root-and-branch reform of our antiquated passenger fares system is urgently needed if the rail industry is to fill the £2 billion annual black hole in its finances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Said of abstract concepts (such as doctrines, notions, ideas, principles, opinions, philosophies, methods, and words), but also of physical objects such as doors and maps.

• backward, disused, outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete

• antiquatedly
• antiquatedness
• unantiquated

• aquatinted