pseudo-archaic
adj/ˌs(j)uː.dəʊ.ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪk/UK/ˌsuː.doʊ.ɑɹˈkeɪ.ɪk/US
Etymology
From pseudo- + archaic.
- derived from *h₂ergʰ-✻
Definitions
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