archaistic

Definition of archaisticnext

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Adjective
  • More in Culture Photo Album Take a look at these photos of the week, depicting medieval armored combat in France, an early harvest in Romania, and more.
    Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • The Bishop family hopes to host the medieval fair at some point in the future.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Adjective
  • The sixth block in the Parthenon’s tympanum—or recessed space—was restored by combining a pair of archaic fragments with new pieces of marble, while the seventh block has been completed using only fresh marble.
    News Desk, Artforum, 22 June 2026
  • His department of justice brought back the firing squad on federal row in April of 2026; several states now also use what was once considered an archaic method.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • Such discussions often uncover resident sentiments about equipment deemed outmoded, unrealized expectations and inconvenient access.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Their outmoded style, with its seriousness and corniness, its big acting choices and low budgets, is basically impossible to recreate without falling into parody.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • Tying an Italian surname to the Outfit has become a tattered badge of honor in the antiquated newsroom of certain outlets with truth thrown to the curb.
    Gary Grasso, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • This offers the do-it-yourself warrior a simple, direct route from antiquated lead-acid to state-of-the-art lithium without having to search for esoteric parts online.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The brilliance of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium across north London has only made Arsenal’s home look more dated.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Click here for dated and tickets.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 22 May 2026
Adjective
  • Preckwinkle's team first tackled the out-of-date property tax system by hiring Tyler Technologies under a $30 million dollar contract to upgrade the county's property tax system.
    Chris Tye, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Charles also had one out-of-date license to operate a school bus at the time of the incident, investigators stated previously.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Recent highs have easily blown past 47 degrees Celsius, rendering existing guidelines obsolete even as emissions from human activity continue to drive global temperatures higher.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
  • Newsom said the state tracker is the first of its kind in the nation as California companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have exploded in growth and simultaneously warned that their products could render most white-collar jobs obsolete.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • The story of how this whimsical, gender-fluid brand got into the fusty, dusty, and chronically behind-the-times bridal industry isn't a particularly dramatic one.
    Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • It was given a $31 million overhaul in full-on 18th-century Provençal style by the Airelles Collection in 2014, but managed to emerge classic yet not clichéd, formal but not fusty.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
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“Archaistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archaistic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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