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obsoletely

obsoletely adverb: when out of date or no longer in use.

Adverb

obsoletely (comparative more obsoletely, superlative most obsoletely)

  1. When out of date or no longer in use.
  2. Imperfectly or indistinctly developed.

Forms of obsoletely

comparativemore obsoletely
superlativemost obsoletely

Origin of obsoletely

From obsolete + -ly.

Questions about obsoletely

What does obsoletely mean?
Obsoletely means when out of date or no longer in use.
What part of speech is obsoletely?
Obsoletely is an adverb.

Words near obsoletely in the dictionary

  1. obsolescently
  2. obsolesces
  3. obsolescing
  4. obsolete
  5. obsoleted
  6. obsoletely
  7. obsoleteness
  8. obsoletenesses
  9. obsoleter
  10. obsoleters
  11. obsoletes

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