superannuated

[US]/ˌsuːpərˈænjueɪtɪd/
[UK]/ˌsuːpərˈænjueɪtɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pensioneret og modtagende pension, forældet.
Word Forms
Past Participlesuperannuated

Example Sentences

a superannuated employee

en pensioneret medarbejder

she is not superannuated and has no paid holiday.

hun er ikke gået på pension og har ingen betalt ferie.

Real-world Examples

Nothing is more tiresome than a superannuated pedagogue.

Der er intet mere trættende end en forældet lærer.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Volume 2)

He could have spared a world of superannuated history, science, or politics, to have reversed better in waltzing.

Han kunne have sparet sig en hel verden af forældet historie, videnskab eller politik, hvis han blot havde danset bedre.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

The husband's business was that of a gunmaker in a thriving city northwards, and his soul was in that business always; the lady was best characterized by that superannuated phrase of elegance 'a votary of the muse'.

Mandens erhverv var våbensmed i en blomstrende by mod nord, og hans sjæl var altid i det erhverv; damen blev bedst karakteriseret ved den forældede elegante frase 'en tilbeder af musen'.

Source: Wessex Novels (Volume 1)

When I have written a phrase which undoubtedly embodies a happy turn of thought, I find it dressed up in feeble commonplace; and when the style is good, it serves only to conceal the baldness of superannuated fancies.

Når jeg har skrevet en sætning, der utvivlsomt udtrykker et lykkeligt tankebillede, finder jeg den klædt i svaghed og banalitet; og når stilen er god, tjener den kun til at skjule det åbenlyse ved forældede fantasier.

Source: Three mysterious people

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