Word of the Day

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8

Superannuated

[soo-pər-ANN-yoo-ey-ted]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, 17th century

• Outdated, or obsolete
• Too old to work; retired due to old age

Examples of Superannuated in a sentence

• Every time Apple releases a new model, a wave of superannuated iPhones are discarded. 
• After a few accidents at work, he was superannuated and invited to retire. 

About Superannuated

The verb superannuate means to retire because of old age. The adjective form is a description of anything forced out of service due to age. This adjective comes from the Latin word “superannuatus,” which means to be too old. 

Comments

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Illya Kuryakin didn't like when his co-workers celebrated his birthday. He preferred to think of the day as any other day. It wasn't that he disliked the attention, he really secretly enjoyed it. It wasn't that he was another year older, there was nothing you could do about that. What he didn't like was the thought that he'd eventually be superannuated and of no use. The thought that he could no longer contribute was a fear he never voiced, but it haunted him.