Dated and Plain

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

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

Nearby Words: date, datable

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

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Dated and plain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dated" instead an adjective "Plain".

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

Most of the women Ken Titus dated/married were either this or just plain crazy.

Source: Series / Titus
Which upon translation into plain English, approximately means "the Narm-inducing phenomenon in which a work created in the past had its own sense of futurism which, to modern audiences, ironically makes the work seem dated." Oh wait, I need to explain Narm first!

Source: Translation: Yes
Totally Radical: The "Slang" category (1992-95), where the slang used was almost always dated, obscure, or just plain nonexistent ("OFF THE BEAM", "LET'S CUT OUT OF HERE", "THE BLAHS", etc.).

Source: Series / Wheel of Fortune

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