archaic, primitive
(adjective) little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; âarchaic forms of lifeâ; âprimitive mammalsâ; âthe okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffeâ
antediluvian, antiquated, archaic
(adjective) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; âa ramshackle antediluvian tenementâ; âantediluvian ideasâ; âarchaic lawsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
archaic (plural archaics)
(archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (âPaleo-Indianâ, âPaleo-Americanâ, âAmericanâpaleolithicâ) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (âWoodlandâ, etc.).
(paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
archaic (comparative more archaic, superlative most archaic)
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
(of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.
(archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period
• (old-fashioned): dated, obsolete, old fashioned; see also obsolete
• arachic
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*cha"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; âcovert actions by the CIAâ; âcovert funding for the rebelsâ
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
