anachronous

[ uh-nak-ruh-nuhs ]

adjective

1. misplaced in time; anachronistic.

Other Words From

• a·nachro·nous·ly adverb
• nona·nachro·nous adjective
• nona·nachro·nous·ly adverb
• una·nachro·nous adjective
• una·nachro·nous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of anachronous¹

First recorded in 1850–55; anachron(ism) + -ous

Example Sentences

I like them to stalk, like the ghosts that they are—our modern passioning seems a bit anachronous in them.

From Project Gutenberg

The bill was, however, returned “Ignoramus,” and the use of the name was probably anachronous.

From Project Gutenberg

This superstition of witchcraft has here been strong in all eras, but it is at last becoming extinct; cretinism, as anachronous and as horrible,—a fact, not a superstition,—remains unaccounted for and unlessened.

From Project Gutenberg

The "Moon of Delight" is God, eternal Polaris, anachronous never.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• antiquated
• archaic
• obsolete
• old
• out-of-date
• outmoded