4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obsolete \Ob"so*lete\, a. [L. obsoletus p. p. of obsolescere
See {Obsolescent}.]
1. No longer in use gone into disuse; disused; neglected;
as an obsolete word an obsolete statute; -- applied
chiefly to words writings, or observances.
2. (Biol.) Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental;
imperfectly developed; abortive.
Syn: Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old
disused; neglected. See {Ancient}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obsolete \Ob"so*lete\, v. i.
To become obsolete; to go out of use [R.] --Fitzed. Hall.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
obsolete
adj 1: old no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete
words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated
equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"
[syn: {outdated}, {out-of-date}, {superannuated}]
2: no longer in use "obsolete words" [syn: {disused}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
OBSOLETE, adj No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words
A word which some lexicographer has marked obsolete is ever thereafter
an object of dread and loathing to the fool writer, but if it is a
good word and has no exact modern equivalent equally good, it is good
enough for the good writer. Indeed, a writer's attitude toward
obsolete" words is as true a measure of his literary ability as
anything except the character of his work A dictionary of obsolete
and obsolescent words would not only be singularly rich in strong and
sweet parts of speech; it would add large possessions to the
vocabulary of every competent writer who might not happen to be a
competent reader.
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