pseudo-archaic

adj
/ˌs(j)uː.dəʊ.ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪk/UK/ˌsuː.doʊ.ɑɹˈkeɪ.ɪk/US

Etymology

From pseudo- + archaic.

  1. derived from *h₂ergʰ-
  2. prefixed as pseudo-archaic — “pseudo + archaic

Definitions

  1. Seemingly, but not actually, archaic.

    • To dramatize Norse myths, he created a pseudo-archaic form of German, whose cadences dictated the stately melodic lines, which in turn flowed together into endless scenes.
    • If you look the word up in the dictionary, you will find it is a “pseudo-archaic spelling of fair”. So the fayre is a pseudo event.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pseudo-archaic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA