archaic
/ɑɹˈkeɪ.ɪk/ adjective C2- Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
- No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity and still likely to be understood by well-educated speakers and are found in historical texts.
- Belonging to the archaic period.
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The author’s vocabulary was famously idiosyncratic, densely replete with archaic terminology and regional colloquialisms that entirely defied any straightforward interpretation.
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