ADJECTIVE | all | archaic, antediluvian, antiquated | so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period |
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all | archaic, primitive | little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type |
Sounds | aarkey'ihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period. | |
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Example | "archaic laws" | |
Synonyms | antediluvian, antiquated | |
Broader | old | Of long duration |
Spanish | antediluviano, anticuado, arcaica, arcaico | |
Catalan | antiquat, arcaic, arcaica |
Meaning | Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type. | |
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Example | "archaic forms of life" | |
Synonym | primitive | |
Broader | early | Being or occurring at an early stage / stage of development |
Spanish | primitivo | |
Catalan | primitiu |
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