appear dated
Frequency: 6.58.2 per million words
to give the impression of being old-fashioned
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Examples (10)
- The special effects in that old movie now appear dated.
- Compared to modern phones, its design began to appear slightly dated.
- Without regular updates, even the newest software will soon appear dated.
- Some of the theories from that era appear hopelessly dated today.
- The fashion trends from the early 2000s are starting to appear dated.
- Even at its release, the car's interior did appear somewhat dated.
- His painting style, once revolutionary, might appear dated to a contemporary audience.
- I worry my professional skills will appear dated if I don't keep learning.
- Doesn't the formal language in this novel appear a bit dated to you?
- The building's facade was restored, but the lobby still manages to appear dated.