the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Grown old; obsolete or obsolescent; ill adapted to present use; old-fashioned: said of things: as, an antiquated law.
Advanced in years; rendered incapable by age; superannuated.
Synonyms Ancient, Old, Antique, etc. See ancient.
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adj. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Word Usage
"Caterpillar, based in Peoria, Ill., wants to cut wages roughly in half at the Ontario factory, so it will be "cost competitive in the global marketplace," while ending what it calls "antiquated work rules" that limit production flexibility."