demoded
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of demoded
1885–90; partial translation of French démodé
Example Sentences
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Everything she saw was evidence of the demoded prison conditions that a twentieth century government tolerates.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had carried this innocent precision, these dainty demoded cusps, through misery and passion to old age.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The three lounge-suits of tweed, though slightly demoded, would still be vogue in this remote spot.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
He vegetated, superfluous and demoded, in a society which insisted that for its amusement the holy place be turned into a concert hall.
From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene
"Do you mean to defy me to my face?" demoded Squire Pope, growing very red.
From The Young Musician ; Or, Fighting His Way by Alger, Horatio
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