Overdated

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. No longer current or in use because of age or being replaced by something newer
2. Describes something that has become obsolete or is no longer suitable due to passing time
3. Characterizing an item or concept that is old-fashioned and not accepted in present context

Etymology: "Overdated" is the past participle of "overdate", which is formed by attaching the prefix over- to "date". The verb "date" traces back to Latin "data", the feminine past participle of "dare" (to give), a reference to a letter or document "given" at a particular time and place. In English, to "date" something came to mean fixing its moment of origin, and the prefix over- adds the sense of excess or going beyond. So to overdate something is to assign it a date that is too far in the past or to make it seem more outdated than it is. The adjective overdated, meaning no longer current because of age or replacement, grows naturally from that sense of having gone past one's time.