archaic
adjective
[ ɑːˈkeɪɪk ]
• very old or old-fashioned.
• "prisons are run on archaic methods"
Similar:
obsolete,
obsolescent,
out of date,
anachronistic,
old-fashioned,
outmoded,
behind the times,
bygone,
antiquated,
antique,
superannuated,
antediluvian,
past its prime,
having seen better days,
olde worlde,
old-fangled,
ancient,
very old,
aged,
prehistoric,
primitive,
of yore,
extinct,
defunct,
discontinued,
discarded,
fossilized,
dead,
passé,
démodé,
old hat,
out of the ark,
antwacky,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaikos, from arkhaios, from arkhē ‘beginning’.
