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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; âThe French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the countryâ
The worldâs most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet â a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
