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Obsolescent   Listen
adjective
Obsolescent  adj.  Going out of use; becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Obsolescent" Quotes from Famous Books



... chevelure, she continued gently explaining the wishes of womankind till she disappeared in a whirlwind of hysteric masculinity. But in gradually succumbing to the vulgar misunderstanding, playing up to the caricature, and finally assimilating to the crude and obsolescent methods of men, the suffragettes have been throwing away their own peculiar glory, their characteristic contribution to history and politics. Rosalind in search of a vote has supplied humanity with a new type who ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 21 - The Recent Days (1910-1914) • Charles F. Horne, Editor

... materialist realizes that the obsolescent ideals of Christianity and the Family have played leading roles in the great drama of human progress. It is impossible for him to speak lightly or contemptuously of the ideals which have sustained and comforted, ...
— Socialism: Positive and Negative • Robert Rives La Monte



Words linked to "Obsolescent" :   noncurrent, obsolesce



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