out-of-date

See also: out of date

English

Adjective

out-of-date (comparative more out-of-date, superlative most out-of-date)

1. Alternative form of out of date
   • 1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     The Rabbit could not claim to be a model of anything, for he didn’t know that real rabbits existed; he thought they were all stuffed with sawdust like himself, and he understood that sawdust was quite out-of-date and should never be mentioned in modern circles.

   • 1954 August, “Marshalling Yard Reorganisation, Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 570:

     This new yard will replace a group of out-of-date yards, and there will be an estimated net saving of £150,000 a year.