overaged
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- adjective
- /ˈoʊvərˌeɪdʒd/
- Very reminiscent of the neoconservatives—a bunch of overaged adolescent geeks trying to play macho he-man.
Examples
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"Albeit the going has become a trifle less conducive to an overaged schoolgirl's merry holiday, I still know exactly where we are and am fully capable of bringing us to where we are going."
Fiction book (1994) -
I must be sounding like an overaged Cupid.
Fiction book (1993) -
I won't be held back mentally... ...by some overaged juvenile delinquent.
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And now I'm sort of the papa bear to the adult entertainment industry, Protecting Adult Welfare, which I run, and watch over the overaged juvenile delinquents in what I refer to as the playpen of the damned, which is the X-rated industry.
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One of his company's two annual calendars depicted a different vintage car each month, the other the semi-nude frolickings of a plump and rather overaged nymph named Hilda.
Fiction book (1992) -
The coach decided to cut the team member because he was overaged and no longer fit for youth league play.
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Many schools have strict policies against admitting overaged students into their programs.
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The product was labeled as overaged, meaning it had exceeded its useful lifespan and was no longer effective.
Synonyms
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Too old to be as useful or attractive as before
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Old and no longer useful because of age
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Too old to be allowed or useful for a particular purpose
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Past the best time to eat or use, so it is less good
Antonyms
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overaged breaks into over- meaning 'too much' or 'beyond' and aged from age meaning 'old', just like overcooked means 'too cooked'. So, overaged means 'too old' to be useful or allowed for a certain purpose.