archaic (redirected from archaically)

ar·cha·ic  (är-kk) also ar·cha·i·cal (--kl)

adj.

1. also Archaic Of, relating to, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization: an archaic bronze statuette; Archaic Greece.

2. No longer current or applicable; antiquated: archaic laws. See Synonyms at old.

3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.

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[Greek arkhaikos, old-fashioned, from arkhaios, ancient, from arkh, beginning, from arkhein, to begin.]

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ar·chai·cal·ly adv.

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archaic [ark-kay-ik]

Adjective

1. of a much earlier period

2. out of date or old-fashioned

3. (of a word or phrase) no longer in everyday use [Greek arkhē beginning]

archaically adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	archaic - so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws" antiquated, antediluvian old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
	2.	archaic - little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe" primitive early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

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archaic

adjective 1. old, ancient, antique, primitive, bygone, olden (archaic) << OPPOSITE modern

adjective 2. old-fashioned, obsolete, out of date, antiquated, outmoded, passé, old hat, behind the times, superannuated << OPPOSITE up-to-date

Translations

archaic [ɑːˈkeɪɪk] adj → arcaico

archaic [ɑːˈkeɪɪk] adj → archaïque

archaic [ɑːˈkeɪɪk] adj → altertümlich;

(language) → veraltet, archaisch

archaic [ɑːˈkeɪɪk] adj → arcaico/a