anachronous
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This tumult underlies some of the monarchy’s appeal, however anachronous the institution.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2022
Unfortunately, much of the way we talk about our interests in our personal data relies on anachronous analogies to the physical world.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2013
The "Moon of Delight" is God, eternal Polaris, anachronous never.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
The bill was, however, returned “Ignoramus,” and the use of the name was probably anachronous.
From Captain Richard Ingle The Maryland "Pirate and Rebel," 1642-1653 by Edward Ingle
I like them to stalk, like the ghosts that they are—our modern passioning seems a bit anachronous in them.
From The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling by Ambrose Bierce
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