The article compares the vocabulary which, in the 'Dictionary of Polish Language' ed. by Mieczyslaw Szymczak, was defined as 'obsolete', with the latest lexicons: 'Practical Dictionary of Contemporary Polish' ed. by Halina Zgolkowa, 'Contemporary Polish Language Dictionary' ed. by Boguslaw Dunaj, 'A Different Polish Dictionary' ed. by Miroslaw Banko and 'Universal Dictionary of Polish Language' ed. by Stanislaw Dubisz. The analysis shows that the lexis is still 'alive' in the dictionaries. It is usually qualified chronologically. The vocabulary is accompanied by stylistic, expressive, specialist qualifiers, or those referring to frequency. A part of the analyzed lexis has lost the character of units getting out of use. It allows a conclusion that, according to the information provided by the latest lexicographic works, the obsolete vocabulary from the 'Dictionary of Polish Language' ed. by Mieczyslaw Szymczak has not expired, yet, and does not really want to expire.