obsoletely

Variant of obsolete

adjective

  1. no longer in use or practice; discarded
  2. no longer in fashion; out-of-date; passé
  3. Biol. rudimentary or poorly developed as compared with its counterpart in other individuals of a related species, the opposite sex, etc.; vestigial: said of an organ, etc.

Origin: L obsoletus, pp. of obsolescere, to go out of use < ob- (see ob-) + *-solescere (< exolescere, to grow out of use < ex-, ex- + ? alescere, to increase: see adolescent)

transitive verb obsoleted, obsoleting

to make obsolete, as by replacing with something newer

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