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archaic

Definition

  • adjective: old and no longer used
  • adjective: having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
  • synonyms: gothic, victorian, abandoned

Examples

  • The company needs to update its 'archaic' computer systems.

  • the 'archaic' word “methinks”

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) worried about, because it is so hateful. Okay, so what do we do? Can we call a priest? I wish it were that easy. Performing an exorcism is an archaic procedure. Requires years of training. And even then, I have seen it go horribly wrong. But before we even get that far, (..)
    2013 The Conjuring