1. imitating or characterized by the use of archaic words, expressions, or styles
Usage: literary criticism; art history

Examples

• The poet’s archaistic language made the modern work sound like it was written centuries ago.
• Critics dismissed the novel’s archaistic style as pretentious and artificial.
• The building’s archaistic design featured fake medieval elements.
• Her archaistic vocabulary included words like ‘thou’ and ‘wherefore.’
• The artist’s archaistic paintings deliberately mimicked Renaissance techniques.
• The playwright’s archaistic dialogue felt forced and unnatural to modern audiences.