uncontemporary

adjective

un·​con·​tem·​po·​rary ˌən-kən-ˈtem-pə-ˌrer-ē 

-ˌre-rē

: not marked by characteristics of the present period : not contemporary

The other artist who doesn't dominate her images is Miriam Schwedt, whose nature photos look strange because they're so uncontemporary. The artist uses ancient (that is, 19th-century) photographic media to make one-of-a-kind pictures.

—Mark Jenkins

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncontemporary

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• extramedullary
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• extrapulmonary
• genitourinary
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• illocutionary
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