archaistic

adjective

Definition of archaisticnext
as in mediaeval

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  1. medieval
  2. archaic
  3. outmoded
  4. antiquated
  5. dated
Adjective
  • The architecture preserves this history from the medieval Islamic Kasbah of the Udayas to the Colonial-era neighborhoods and beyond.
    Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
  • During a proceeding, for example, the College of Cardinals stays in the Casa Santa Marta, an ornate, medieval dormitory where they are fed and tended to by an order of nuns.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of medieval
Adjective
  • Coppola’s emphasis on white protagonist Cesar is, in Hollywood liberal terms, facile and archaic.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
  • While Walter’s traditional village represents an archaic and beautiful (though flawed) way of living, Nina’s sojourns into the mountains are like time-traveling to a worse, more restrictive way of life.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of archaic
Adjective
  • Benioff previously compared Microsoft’s Copilot to the outmoded paperclip tool, Clippy.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The two ownership groups sought rezoning for the entire property because the old zoning fell under the city’s outmoded Chapter 59 zoning code first drafted in the 1950s.
    Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of outmoded
Adjective
  • Such a prospect is one that the city’s antiquated water orthodoxy has never managed to fathom.
    Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Ahead of Election Day Cyclorama: The Shape of Things contains a wide spread of imagery: footage on both pro- and anti-segregation riots, recordings from antiquated circus acts featuring a dancing elephant, silhouettes of what appear to be Southern belles in hoop skirts that laugh over tea.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of antiquated
Adjective
  • The Melting Pot has less oozing cheese and might even feel less dated.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 July 2024
  • The candidate experience is very dated for a lot of clients.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of dated
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“Archaistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archaistic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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