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overaged

overaged

1 6.0
Too old to be useful for a certain purpose
  • adjective
  • /ˈoʊvərˌeɪdʒd/
translation icon : obsoleto
  • Very reminiscent of the neoconservatives—a bunch of overaged adolescent geeks trying to play macho he-man.

Examples

  • "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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Many schools have strict policies against admitting overaged students into their programs.

  • The product was labeled as overaged, meaning it had exceeded its useful lifespan and was no longer effective.

Synonyms

over-the-hill
vsoveraged
  • Offensive
5 7.9

Too old to be as useful or attractive as before

refers to being unusable for a particular purpose rather than social desirability
superannuated
vsoveraged
  • UK
1 9.9

Old and no longer useful because of age

stresses unsuitability for a specific purpose rather than formal retirement or obsolescence
overage
vsoveraged
1 6.7

Too old to be allowed or useful for a particular purpose

is the adjectival form used to describe that same state
overmature
vsoveraged
6.8

Past the best time to eat or use, so it is less good

focuses on age making something unsuitable rather than loss of ideal maturity

Antonyms

new
1.0

Recently made or found and not seen before

1.0

Happening now at this time

How Old

obsolete
93 5.8
overaged
1 6.0
old
1.0
worn
4 2.1
used
1.0
new
1.0

Surface Forms

overaged positive

Morphology

overaged = aged (transparent) = over + age + age + ed

The meaning 'too old' follows directly from the productive prefix 'over-' (excess) attached to the adjective 'aged'.

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.