Dated and Late

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Dated adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.

Usage example: his jokes are awfully dated, referring to things that happened years ago

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Late and dated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Late" instead an adjective "Dated".

Nearby Words: date, datable

Late adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.

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Dated and late are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dated" instead an adjective "Late".

Nearby Words: lately, lateness

A Different World, although it started in the late '80s, seems dated to the 90s now.

Source: Unintentional Period Piece / The '90s
The game is being derided as being several years too late, looking and playing dated.

Source: Darth Wiki / Fallen Creator
Kylie Minogue got some of this from INXS fans when the late Michael Hutchence dated her.

Source: Yoko Oh No

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