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anachronous

[ uh-nak-ruh-nuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1850–55; anachron(ism) + -ous

I like them to stalk, like the ghosts that they are—our modern passioning seems a bit anachronous in them.

There need be nothing anachronous or archæological about a performance of Œdipus at Covent Garden.

Ducks also in mid-May serried the skies in utterly anachronous skeins—reminiscent of winter.

The bill was, however, returned “Ignoramus,” and the use of the name was probably anachronous.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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