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obsolete

/ˈɑbsəlit/ adjective C1
  1. No longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded. · Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.· Horses became obsolete means of transportation in cities in the first half of the twentieth century.
  2. Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
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Consequently, many educational districts have quietly removed cursive instruction from their mandatory curricula, deeming it an entirely obsolete skill.
The Disappearing Signature, p. 1 · C1

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