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are anachronistic
adjective
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
Exact(34)
The rules governing the financial markets are anachronistic.
They are anachronistic gems that seemingly cannot be replaced.
Fields's novel is rife with examples that are anachronistic and therefore misleading.
Some terms commonly used on olive oil labels are anachronistic, such as "first pressed" and "cold pressed".
Criminal penalties are "anachronistic and out of proportion" with a "strong case for making non-payment a civil matter".
The black-tie picnics on the lawns at Glyndebourne are anachronistic, not to say impractical and, usually, uncomfortable.
Similar(26)
I was anachronistic.
But today, it's anachronistic.
"Straphangers" is anachronistic.
This is anachronistic.
O.K., you're anachronistic.
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