archaic (ɑːˈkeɪɪk
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Definitions
adjective
- belonging to or characteristic of a much earlier period; ancient
- out of date; antiquated ⇒
an archaic prison system
- (of idiom, vocabulary, etc) characteristic of an earlier period of a language and not in ordinary use
Alternative Forms
arˈchaically adverbWord Origin
C19: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaïkos, from arkhaios ancient, from arkhē beginning, from arkhein to beginSynonyms
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old-fashioned,
obsolete,
out of date,
antiquated,
outmoded,
passé,
old hat,
behind the times
superannuated,
Usage examples
I've heard a story that the boy tried to kill you with an archaic weapon.
, The Broken God (1993)His more familiar ridicules of archaic economic laws also pre-date the last three years of hollering for legal reforms.
India Today (2000)His knowledge of the dark arts and use of his archaic technologies have enabled him to cheat the grave.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)I began my quest at the Lyme Fossil Shop, an archaic Aladdin's cave at the bottom of the high street.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Alongside the drive against illiteracy went the campaign against religious superstitions and archaic customs throughout the USSR.
, Between Marx and Muhammed (1994)