accidentally-outdated
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/ˌæksɪˈdɛntəli ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd/
unintentionally obsolete
Etymology
'accidentally-outdated' originates from the combination of 'accidentally' and 'outdated', where 'accidentally' means 'by chance' and 'outdated' means 'no longer in use or fashionable'.
'Accidentally' and 'outdated' were combined in modern English to describe something that becomes obsolete by chance.
Initially, 'accidentally' meant 'by chance' and 'outdated' meant 'no longer in use'. The combination retains these meanings.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
refers to something that has become outdated or obsolete unintentionally or by chance.
The software became accidentally-outdated when the new operating system was released.
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Last updated: 2025/05/12 04:05