archaic
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Hanisee owns one of nearly 700 properties in Altadena that’s never had sewer lines, instead operating for decades on now-outdated septic tanks or even more archaic and environmentally hazardous cesspools.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
They had very large brains along with traits associated with archaic humans in East Asia and Neanderthals in Europe.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
In a crisis, such as a hurricane in the Caribbean or a menacing in the Persian Gulf, the archaic law becomes an acute problem, because it limits the flexibility of American supply chains to respond.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The National League suffers from an archaic quirk within the upper echelons of the football pyramid, with only its champions going straight up.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
“Tell me, what archaic sanitary taboo have I violated? I suspect that it’s some falsification on the part of the inspector.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing archaic
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Grade 9, List 2
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