anachronistic
adjective/əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/
/əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/
- used to describe a person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not belong to the present
- The daily publication of print media seems anachronistic today.
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- used to describe something that is placed, for example in a book or play, in the wrong period of history
- The costumes were anachronistic for a Victorian play.
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