anachronistic

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  • IPA: /əˌnæk.ɹəˈnɪs.tɪk/, SAMPA: /@%n{k.r\@"nIs.tIk/
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anachronistic (comparative more anachronistic, superlative most anachronistic)

  1. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time.
    If you know where to look in the movie, you can spot an anachronistic wrist watch on one of the Roman soldiers.
  2. (of a person) having an opinion of the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; over-conservative.

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