廃れた

OBSOLETEすたれた[/ˈɑbsəˌlit/]形容詞

解説

臆病者に使われなくなったもの。

主に言葉について。
辞書に「廃語」と記されると愚かな作は恐れるが、
良い言葉で現代に代替がなければ優れた作は平然と使う。

が廃語にどう向き合うかは、作品そのもの以外では最良の量判断基準である。

付記

なし。

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Original

No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words. A word which some lexicographer has marked obsolete is ever thereafter an object of dread and loathing to the fool writer, but if it is a good word and has no exact modern equivalent equally good, it is good enough for the good writer. Indeed, a writer's attitude toward "obsolete" words is as true a measure of his literary ability as anything except the character of his work. A dictionary of obsolete and obsolescent words would not only be singularly rich in strong and sweet parts of speech; it would add large possessions to the vocabulary of every competent writer who might not happen to be a competent reader.

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