obsoletelyadv.
/ˈɒbsəliːtli/, /ˌɒbsəˈliːtli/, U.S. /ˌɑbsəˈlitli/ In an obsolete or outdated manner; (Biology) indistinctly.
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the world > life > biology > taxonomy > taxon > [adverb] > species or sub-species > deficient or disappearing (of part or organ)
obsoletely1810
obsolescently1846
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [adverb] > in an obsolete manner
obsoletely1867
1810 Encycl. Londinensis I. 683/1 Calycled andromeda..leaves oval, scaly-dotted, obsoletely serrulate.
1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) iv. 27 Stem obsoletely angular.
1867 C. J. Boyle Far Away xv. 180 The obsoletely famous representation of ‘Rocket time at Vauxhall’.
1889 B. Nicholson in Athenæum 27 July 139/3 Words obsolete or obsoletely spelled.
1916 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43 69 B. polytrichoideum C. Müll. is described as having the leaves with recurved margins, obsoletely denticulate,..with the nerve longly excurrent.
1933 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 20 774 Leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, broadly elliptic-oblong, apex acute to abruptly acuminate, base obsoletely cordate.
1984 Financial Times (Nexis) 29 Mar. 22 Largely unsatisfactory and often obsoletely equipped courses in engineering and other workskills in polytechnics and colleges.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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