deprecated
UK/ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd//ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
deprecated adjective: strongly disapproved of. Also the simple past and past participle of deprecate.
Adjective
deprecated (comparative more deprecated, superlative most deprecated)
- Strongly disapproved of.
- But much more to be deprecated than all the particular departures from idiom already mentioned is the growing notion that every monosyllabic adjective, if an adverb is to be made of it, must have a -ly clapped on to it to proclaim the fact.1926, H. W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, page 679
- Belittled; insulted.
- Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.
- Foo() has been deprecated; it outputs a debug message and then calls Foo2()
- Note that deprecated functions are not removed yet.
- Synonyms:
- on its way out, obsolescent, anachronistic, antediluvial, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, backward, backwards
Also used as
deprecated is also the simple past and past participle of deprecate.
Examples of deprecated in a sentence
- A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer constructs.1999, Dave Raggett, et. al., “Conformance: requirements and recommendations”, in HTML 4.01 Specification, W3C:
- Just because an element or attribute is deprecated doesn't mean that it can't be used on a webpage.2002, Steven E. Callihan, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) by Example:
Synonyms of deprecated
- on its way out
- obsolescent
- anachronistic
- antediluvian
- antiquated
- antique
- archaic
- backward
- backwards
- behind the times
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Antonyms
Forms of deprecated
| comparative | more deprecated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most deprecated |
Origin of deprecated
From Latin dēprecātus, past participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).
Words formed from deprecated
Questions about deprecated
- What does deprecated mean?
- Deprecated means strongly disapproved of.
- How do you use deprecated in a sentence?
- A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer constructs.
- What part of speech is deprecated?
- Deprecated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce deprecated?
- Deprecated is pronounced /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ (UK).
Words near deprecated in the dictionary
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