superannuated

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He was a collier himself until he became superannuated, and he knows their natures, you see. "

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  1. adjective Retired or ineffective because of advanced age: "Nothing is more tiresome than a superannuated pedagogue” (Henry Adams).
  2. adjective Outmoded; obsolete: superannuated laws.

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  1. From Medieval Latin superannuātus, over one year old : Latin super-, super- + Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.
 

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