The phrase "a bit ancient and" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is somewhat old-fashioned or outdated, often in a casual or informal context.
Example: "The design of the website feels a bit ancient and could use a modern update to attract more visitors."
Alternatives: "somewhat outdated" or "a little old-fashioned."
"Perhaps the ultimate 'every cloud has a silver lining' song," says Pairubu. "Though a bit ancient …" As if being ancient is a bad thing.
Once that version hits, the original will probably look a bit ancient by comparison — so they might as well use it to win over a few new fans, right?
If all this is a bit too ancient and upsetting, may I recommend Absolute Radio's Geoff Lloyd's interview with US talk-show host Conan O'Brien?
The party moved to her bedroom and shit started getting a little bit ancient Rome.
Litvak shares a daily bit ancient wisdom from the Talmud with a rapidly growing community on Facebook.com/AccidentalTalmudist.com/AccidentalTalmudist
I turned to panel of experts to find out why her ballads inspired so many, and discovered it was her masterful "anti-marketing", her "static" chord sequences, a bit of ancient Greek catharsis and the fact we all love a bit of "emotionally destructive indulgence" at Christmas.
It doesn't span the street, but it's placed right next to it, adjacent to it, and I think you can see that very well in these two views here, which also show that quite a bit of ancient road actually survives, or a piece of ancient road actually survives, in the Roman Forum.
Sappho, for a bit of ancient gender politics; Aphra Behn for theater gossip; and George Eliot because everyone who knew her said she was fascinating.
But geologists have suspected that a stretch of the eastern Mediterranean Sea between Cyprus, Crete, and Egypt (pictured) might prove an exception, a bit of ancient ruin amid the bustling oceanic present.
He was a voracious reader, and relatives recall his ability to recite in an instant a bit of ancient wisdom or lines from a poem to fit any situation.
