anachronistic
Example Sentences
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It said the current system requiring approval from two doctors was "anachronistic, paternalistic and failed to reflect best modern practice".
From BBC
Cash transactions have become increasingly anachronistic, particularly among younger consumers.
From MarketWatch
But the weapon would be anachronistic in many ways, experts say.
Despite his Gen Z status, he notably lacks the “smartphone face” that’s rampant among pop artists and celebrities — and is partial to dressing in an anachronistic way, which he pulls off with gusto.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s based on a novel written in the 1890s by the Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler, and the adaptation’s transposition of time and place comes off as anachronistic and unconvincing.
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