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absolete

absolete is the obsolete form of obsolete.

Meaning of obsolete

Adjective

obsolete (comparative more obsolete, superlative most obsolete)

  1. (usually, equipment) No longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded.
    • Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.
  2. Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
    • These two birds somewhat closely resemble each other, but the Sedge Warbler is russet-brown above, the feathers with dark centres, the pale buff eyestripe is very clearly defined, and the underparts are buffish white; the Reed Warbler is more olive on the upper parts, the feathers having no dark...1891, Charles Dixon, The Birds of Our Rambles: With a Companion for the Country, page 130

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Forms of absolete

comparativemore absolete
superlativemost absolete

Questions about absolete

What is absolete the obsolete form of?
Absolete is the obsolete form of obsolete.

Words near absolete in the dictionary

  1. absofreakinlutely
  2. absofuckinglutely
  3. absofuckinlutely
  4. absohm
  5. absohms
  6. absolete
  7. absolue
  8. absolut
  9. absolute
  10. absolute address
  11. absolute addresses

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