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désuet

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Definition: (adj) - outdated, old-fashioned, quaint

Ma grand-mère a souvent des opinions désuettes - My grandmother often has old-fashioned opinions.

La maison a un charme désuet - The house has a quaint charm.

Related: la désuétude - disuse, obsolescence

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