désuet — meaning in English

English meaning

• disused adjective No longer used; abandoned.
• obsolete adj No longer used because something newer or better has replaced it.

Senses

désuet is used for these senses in English:

• behind the times (idiomatic) Out of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.
• disused No longer in use.
• obsolete (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).

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