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dated

/ˈdeɪɾɪd/
/ˈdeɪtɪd/
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Other forms: datedly

Something that's dated is very obviously old-fashioned or out of style. Your grandmother's expectation that you send her a written thank-you note whenever she gives you a gift might seem a little dated to you.

Some people can wear thrift shop clothes from the 1980s and look stylish, while others just look dated. And while some movies are still funny even years after they're released, the jokes in others just seem dated. This word meaning "old-fashioned" has been around since the turn of the 20th century, from date, which means both "to mark with a date" and also "to mark as old-fashioned."

Definitions of dated
  1. adjective
    marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
    synonyms:
    unfashionable, unstylish
    not in accord with or not following current fashion
Pronunciation
US
/ˈdeɪɾɪd/
UK
/ˈdeɪtɪd/
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