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archaic Definition

ar·chaic (är kāik)

adjective

  1. belonging to an earlier period; ancient
  2. antiquated; old-fashioned
  3. that has ceased to be used except for special purposes, as in poetry, church ritual, etc. thou is an archaic form of you

Etymology: Gr archaikos < archaios, old, ancient < archein, begin

archaic Related Forms

ar·chai·cally adverb

archaic Synonyms

archaic

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archaic Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhat: Meanwhile the Dance class trawlers, with their heavier and somewhat archaic 4 in, guns, occupied themselves with the convoy itself.
  • slightly: Although Wade used slightly archaic English and punctuation it makes interesting reading.
  • rather: The audio makes the video look rather archaic in comparison.
  • too: Moreover, Wycliffe's translation was in Middle English, a form of English that would be too archaic for subsequent readers.
  • very: Prior to this point, a very archaic form of Telugu was used.
  • now: Origin Chop is a now archaic word which was used in the 17th century to mean exchange.

Modifies a noun

  • diction: The decision to use an archaic diction might thus be thought a central part of Spenser's particularly Protestant poetics.
  • spelling: The New Cambridge edition is good ( but uses archaic spelling of names ) while sound editions are published by Penguin and Macmillan.
  • vocabulary: It defines the latest scientific and technical terms, as well as surveying more unusual, literary or archaic vocabulary.
  • language: Others will find that the archaic language enhances the tale.
  • word: Origin Chop is a now archaic word which was used in the 17th century to mean exchange.
  • script: Friezes and mosaic lined the walls with an unrecognizable archaic script carved underneath.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: In today's electronic world all this would seem archaic.
  • look: The audio makes the video look rather archaic in comparison.
  • become: Her vocabulary may have become archaic, but her stance was prescient and brave.
  • consider: Few old-time musicians can, or want to make a living playing a style now considered archaic by the general public.

Preposition: in

comparison: The audio makes the video look rather archaic in comparison.