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Superlative for outdated or obsolete through age or new developments
“Yet it is too early to conclude that globalization will precipitate what will put the superannuated colonial contraption out of its terminal misery.”
Superlative for very old or elderly in age
“But this superannuated old man is not without everything. He is not without happiness or comfort. He is not without pride, either, for old men are proud of their years.”
Superlative for retired or discharged, especially due to age
“I'm a superannuated retiree who, in purchasing a property in Mullum a few years back, has done rather well, on paper at least.”
Superlative for in a decrepit or dilapidated state, especially due to age
“One of such questions was that of moving the firm from its old quarters, which it had long occupied in a superannuated building on Wall Street, to a new gleaming glass cube with a breathtaking view of the harbor.”
Superlative for no longer in use
“There is a certain pride in being good at self-expression when oils are displayed, or when a poem is excavated from a superannuated laptop.”
Superlative for having left one's job and ceased to work
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