Defunct (Adjective)
Meaning 1
No longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct law"; "a defunct organization".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company's pension plan has been defunct since the 1980s when the firm went bankrupt.
- After the war, the treaty was deemed defunct and a new agreement was drafted to replace it.
- The defunct airline's assets were purchased by a rival company and integrated into their existing fleet.
- The city's old transit system is now defunct, replaced by a modern and more efficient network of buses and trains.
- The charity's defunct programs were restarted with a new infusion of funding from a major donor.
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Meaning 2
Having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe".
Classification
All adjective clusters.