archaistic

adjective

ar·​cha·​is·​tic ¦är-kē-¦i-stik  -(ˌ)kā- 

1

: imitative of archaic style, form, manner

archaistic writing

archaistic pottery

: using or affecting archaisms

an archaistic writer

archaistic behavior

2

: archaic

an archaistic word

an archaistic fear of foreigners

: characterized by archaism

an archaistic taste in manners and speech

3

: tending to preserve or return to the methods, customs, art, or culture of the past

archaistic or culturally reactionary tendencies

archaistically

¦är-kē-¦i-sti-k(ə-)lē, 

-(ˌ)kā-

adverb

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