ภาษาอังกฤษวันละคำ : obsolete (ob sa LEET)

The adjective obsolete refers to something that is no longer effective or that is out of date because something newer has been invented. ...

• The government spokesman said the committee would devise policies and measures to develop people’s lives, make budget proposals and review obsolete regulations.
• Critics say leaders over the years at Ford Motor Co, General Motors Corp were ill-prepared for the inevitable rise in gas prices that would make their trucks and SUVs obsolete.
• Discs of all kinds may become obsolete as a new wave of digital media services starts to flow into the living room.
• Drug- and explosive-sniffing dogs could become obsolete if the the world's first ``smell-based biosensing device'' is successful. ...

(From Bangkok Post)