Definition of archaic

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  • archaic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • archaic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • archaic is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of archaic

  • so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period (adjective)

    Examples

    1. archaic laws

    Synonyms

    1. antediluvian
    2. antiquated
  • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type (adjective)

    Examples

    1. archaic forms of life

    Synonyms

    1. primitive

See definition of archaic in Merriam Webster