passée
passée is the alternative form of passé.
Meaning of passé
Adjective
passé (comparative more passé, superlative most passé)
- Dated; out of style; old-fashioned.
- Mary felt annoyed at the girl; just because bras had become passé, did a girl with so pronounced a bosom have to cater to fashion? In this case practicality dictated a bra, and Mary stood at the desk feeling herself flushing with disapproval.1964, Philip K. Dick, “FOUR”, in Clans of the Alphane Moon, United States: Ace Books, →OCLC; republished London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996, →ISBN, page 27
- Past one's prime; worn; faded.
- The coaching stock is in general in a very passé condition, but the ex-royal saloon, though needing a coat of paint outside, as another photograph shows, is spotless inside.1939 November, “Pertinent Paragraphs: The Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 357
- Synonyms:
- raddled
Forms of passée
| comparative | more passée |
|---|---|
| superlative | most passée |
Questions about passée
- What is passée the alternative form of?
- Passée is the alternative form of passé.
Words near passée in the dictionary
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