Associations to the word «Anachronistic»

Wiktionary

ANACHRONISTIC, adjective. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
ANACHRONISTIC, adjective. (of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.

Dictionary definition

ANACHRONISTIC, adjective. Chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are anachronistic".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche