# anachronistic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˌnæk.ɹəˈnɪs.tɪk/ · frequency rank #41,994

## Definitions
1. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
2. Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.

## Etymology
From anachronism + -ic.

## Common misspellings (20)
`aanchronistic`, `anacchronistic`, `anachhronistic`, `anachornistic`, `anachrnoistic`, `anachroinstic`, `anachronisitc`, `anachronisstic`, `anachronistci`, `anachronisticc`, `anachronisttic`, `anachronitsic`, `anachronnistic`, `anachronsitic`, `anachrronistic`, `anacrhonistic`, `anahcronistic`, `ancahronistic`, `annachronistic`, `naachronistic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anachronistic