anachronistic
pronunciation
How to pronounce anachronistic in British English:
UK [əˌnækrə'nɪstɪk]
How to pronounce anachronistic in American English:
US [əˌnækrə'nɪstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- chronologically misplaced
Word Origin
- anachronistic (adj.)
- 1775; see anachronism + -istic.
Example
- 1. Her hair , an anachronistic tawny blonde , is piled high on her head , stabilised by numerous hairpins .
- 2. Investors in asia are increasingly dealing with a seemingly anachronistic problem : finding a place to stash their bars of gold .
- 3. Russian prime minister vladimir putin has criticized the world bank , imf and world trade organization as anachronistic organizations that give no voice to emerging economies .
- 4. North korea 's official state media , ever a source of bellicose articles and anachronistic cold war-style rhetoric , went into overdrive tuesday to sell its version of the recent firefight that killed four south koreans .
- 5. Civil administration , following an anachronistic colonial model of rule by a blend of tribal custom and a cruel and arbitrary system of " political agents " from pakistan , was always weak .