dated

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪtɪd/

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dated (comparative more dated, superlative most dated)

1. Marked with a date.

   The first dated entry in the diary was from October 1922.

2. Outdated.

   "Omnibus" is a dated term for a bus.

3. Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.

   Calling a happy person gay seems awfully dated nowadays; people will assume you mean something else.

4. No longer fashionable. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

   Slang can become dated very quickly.

• (out of date, old): outdated, old-fashioned, retro

• (out of date, old): up to date, current

dated

1. simple past tense and past participle of date