dated
adjective
having or showing a date.
datedness
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a word derived from
dated.
Example Sentences
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Ever since the success of the 2012 comedy “21 Jump Street,” filmmakers have tried to resuscitate moribund IP by mocking its datedness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Yet, despite this occasional datedness, “Love and Death in the American Novel” remains wonderfully alive, being iconoclastic, polemical, exhilarating and, not least, fun to read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The datedness of the jibe about Lacan may suggest a long-nurtured touchiness.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2020
Its ageless style works two ways: It offers the anonymity of an old thing to new buyers, and it relieves any sense of datedness that might otherwise stick to a 4-year-old phone.
From Slate ● May 31, 2016
Ms. McIntyre’s production avoids datedness through the careful shading of the performances, which are steeped in an awareness of the imprisoning nature of the British class system.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2011
