archaically
1
9.9
- adverb
- /ɑːrˈkeɪɪkli/
- Its mental prerequisites, however one describes them (whether archaically as the action of genius or in modern terms as its specific neurophysics), are one issue.
Examples
-
The book was written archaically, reflecting the language and style of the 19th century.
-
They hoot it archaically to clear the streets as if there were someone there.
Fiction book (1994) -
Hiring an archaically superficial reflection of the male fantasy?
-
He wears glasses with heavy black plastic frames and archaically thick lenses.
Fiction book (2000) -
(Publishers, bookshops, and libraries have no trouble deciding where to place writing addressed to my first four categories: work addressed to this fifth audience usually defeats them and gets classified under education or, despairingly and archaically, under philosophy.)
Academic text (1999) -
She spoke archaically, using words that are seldom heard in modern conversation.
-
They dressed archaically, wearing clothes that looked like they belonged to a different era.
Synonyms
1
9.9
In a way that does not fit the time when it happens
Antonyms
How Outdated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word archaically comes from the Greek root archaios, meaning 'ancient', and you can see the same root in archaeology. So, to do something archaically is to do it in an old-fashioned or very old way.