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anachronistic

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adjective
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As an adjective, anachronistic means erroneous in date.

Meanings of anachronistic

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.

    “If you know where to look in the movie, you can spot an anachronistic wrist watch on one of the Roman soldiers.”

  2. of a personHaving opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.

  3. Chronologically misplaced

    “English public schools are anachronistic”

    Similar: anachronic, anachronous

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: chronologically misplaced
anachronicanachronous

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