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| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. [1/4 definitions] |
| archaic |
of an older time; old-fashioned; outdated. [1/3 definitions] |
| Australoid |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of a human racial group originating in Australia, the Pacific Islands, and areas of southern and central India, generally characterized by dark skin and dark curly hair. [2 definitions] |
| Caucasian |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of the Caucasoid racial group. [2/7 definitions] |
| Caucasoid |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of a human racial group originating in Europe, North Africa, western Asia, and India, generally characterized by fair to brown skin and straight to curly hair of any color. [2 definitions] |
| dwarf |
(outdated; often considered offensive) a much smaller than average person due to a medical condition, esp. if proportioned so that the person's legs are shorter than his or her torso. [1/7 definitions] |
| fossil |
something or someone that is outdated and cannot accommodate new ideas or practices. [1/3 definitions] |
| idiot |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) a person who is profoundly subnormal in intellectual development as a result of a birth defect, early illness, or severe injury. [1/2 definitions] |
| idiot savant |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) a mentally handicapped person who displays an extraordinary talent in one particular area. |
| imbecile |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) one whose mental development is above the level of idiocy but still below the norm. [2/4 definitions] |
| maniac |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) one who suffers from mania, or from insanity generally. [1/4 definitions] |
| mongolism |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use; sometimes cap.) the abnormal condition of a person born with an additional chromosome, characterized by a flattened skull, slanted eyes, often decreased mental facility, and partial deafness; Down's syndrome. |
| Mongoloid |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of a human racial group originating in eastern Asia and parts of North America, generally characterized by an epicanthic fold in the eyelid, dark eyes, and straight, dark hair. [2/3 definitions] |
| morgue |
a place where outdated issues of newspapers or magazines, photographs, clippings, and the like are kept for reference. [1/2 definitions] |
| moron |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) a person who has far below normal intelligence and is judged to be unable to develop beyond a mental age of eight to twelve years. [1/2 definitions] |
| musty |
old, outdated, or long unused. [1/2 definitions] |
| Negro |
(outdated; now sometimes considered offensive) a Black person. [3 definitions] |
| Negroid |
(outdated; considered offensive; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a member of a human racial group originating in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly characterized by having dark skin. [2 definitions] |
| niggerhead |
(outdated; offensive) a mounded clump of vegetation formed by roots and sedges, usually found in swamps and in the tundra; sedge hummock; tussock. |
| old-fashioned |
resembling past styles, manners, or modes of behavior; outdated. [1/2 definitions] |
| orient |
(cap., outdated) the regions east and southeast of southern Europe, esp. the Far East (usu. prec. by "the"); the East. [1/6 definitions] |
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