;Posted on 03/05/2014 5:02:36 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, March 5, 2014-- superannuated
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
superannuated [soo-per-an-yoo-ey-tid]
adjective,
1. retired because of age or infirmity.
2. too old for use, work, service, or a position.
3. antiquated or obsolete: superannuated ideas.
Origin: [C17: from Medieval Latin superannātus aged more than one year, from Latin super- + annus a year]
Related forms
su•per•an•nu•ate
verb (used with object), su•per•an•nu•at•ed, su•per•an•nu•at•ing.
1. to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity.
2. to set aside as out of date; remove as too old.
verb (used without object), su•per•an•nu•at•ed, su•per•an•nu•at•ing.
3. to be or become old, out of date, or retired.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Indeed! Orwell and Huxley understood the direction in which we were headed. As did Ayn Rand. And Hayek.
A++ Well-said!
The superannuated DC-3 at Peterborough. It once was a test bed for PZL engines. In the 1990s AirTech toyed with the idea of this DC-3 conversion, but the concept died, especially with the rise of the PT6-powered DC-3.
A++
Good explanation, and pertinent picture.
Don’t eat any bacon with breakfast today!
wait, does Greek yogurt have bacon in it??? ; )
xsgirls and i each packed a peenybutter and banana sandwich for lunch today too.
Ve vill be greeted as liberators
I had the lunchmeat out last night when I stopped myself.
I have PB, but no adjuncts.
A+++
Not too many republicans are anti-voter I.D.
Chocolate diet shake and half a slice of peanut butter toast. Blah.
So what did you have for Fat Tuesday? I had some junk late afternoon.
We went to Smokey Bones and I had pulled pork and a 1/4 BBQ chicken. Then stopped at McD’s for a Shamrock Shake.
Smokey Bones is a great name for a BBQ joint!
Good morning! The primary in Texas yesterday showed that the Tea Party wants RINO David Dewhurst out badly enough to vote for an odd duck, Dan Patrick. They will go to a run off in May. But oddly enough, the Tea Party did NOT prevail in getting rid of Cornyn.
Ditto - I can’t imagine living in a home where a child thinks they are in charge. I hope the parents get a lot of support and that family who led the sueing of her parents get the bitch slap they deserve too!
It’s a chain. Pretty good, but a little pricey.
We do mystery shopping for them on occasion, so we had a lot of their “rewards” credits, plus a gift card, plus the coupon from the Sunday paper.
We ended up only having to pay the tip.
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