archaisticadj.
/ɑːkeɪˈɪstɪk/ Of or pertaining to an archaist; imitatively archaic; affectedly antique.
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the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > old-fashioned or antiquated > of persons, views, etc.
old-fashioned1596
musty1603
mildewed1605
fusty1609
wormy1611
frumpy1746
fossila1770
arriéré1814
has-been1819
Rip Van Winkleish1829
frumpish1847
archaistic1850
fogey1852
fogeyish1852
old fogeyish1853
rusty-fusty1864
mossbacked1876
dead-handed1928
Victorian1934
unhep1939
unhip1939
dinosaurian1943
square1946
dinosaur-like1947
dinosauric1977
analogue1993
1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §86 The features harsh and archaistic.
1881 A. H. Sayce in Academy 20 Aug. 143 It [language of Homer] is archaistic rather than archaic.
1882 Q. Rev. Oct. 381 Archaistic works..like the so-called Queen Anne furniture in our days.
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adj.1850