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dated [adjective]

old-fashioned

US

/ˈdeɪ.t̬ɪd/

UK

/ˈdeɪ.tɪd/

Example:

Spy thrillers with plots based on the Cold War look particularly dated nowadays.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dated

dat‧ed /ˈdeɪtəd, ˈdeɪtɪd/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: verb: ↑date, ↑predate; adjective: ↑dated, ↑outdated; noun: ↑date]
old-fashioned ⇨ out-of-date:
That dress looks a bit dated now.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dated

dated [dated] [ˈdeɪtɪd] [ˈdeɪtɪd] adjective
old-fashioned; belonging to a time in the past
• Those TV comedies were OK in their day but seem incredibly dated now.
compare undated
Example Bank:
• These ideas seem a bit dated now.

• This drama series is supposedly modern yet its characters live in a curiously dated world.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

dated / ˈdeɪ.tɪd / / -t̬ɪd / adjective

C2 old-fashioned:

Spy thrillers with plots based on the Cold War look particularly dated nowadays.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dated

[de͟ɪtɪd]
ADJ-GRADED
Dated things seem old-fashioned, although they may once have been fashionable or modern.
...people in dated dinner-jackets.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dated

dated adj [more ~; most ~] : coming from or belonging to a time in the past : old-fashioned or out-of-date
• the restaurant's dated decor
• The band's music sounds dated now.
• The information was quite dated and no longer useful.

American English

British English

old or old-fashioned

C2 (Proficient)

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