variants
also mediaeval
as in rusty
having passed its time of use or usefulness
get rid of that medieval kerosene stove—it stinks and it's dangerous
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Recent Examples of medieval
The thought of wearing a medieval costume outdoors during Florida’s sweltering summer is enough to make anyone sweat.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
The other members wore wimples, a medieval head covering favored by nuns, the Ghouls in jackets, the Ghoulettes in bat wings.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
But perhaps the most grotesque of these charges has been the blood libel — the medieval accusation that Jews murdered Christian children to use their blood in religious rituals, particularly to bake Passover matzah or turn it into ceremonial red wine.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Aside from resembling a medieval torture device, the face wrap is also reminiscent of a scene of the 1992 dark comedy Death Becomes Her, about two women who drink a mysterious potion promising eternal youth.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
The other members wore wimples, a medieval head covering favored by nuns, the Ghouls in jackets, the Ghoulettes in bat wings.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
But perhaps the most grotesque of these charges has been the blood libel — the medieval accusation that Jews murdered Christian children to use their blood in religious rituals, particularly to bake Passover matzah or turn it into ceremonial red wine.
—Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Aside from resembling a medieval torture device, the face wrap is also reminiscent of a scene of the 1992 dark comedy Death Becomes Her, about two women who drink a mysterious potion promising eternal youth.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medieval
Adjective
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Don’t depend on rusty pipes or faucets, drains or pumps that don’t work.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The walls will be covered with rusty knives, machetes and other terrifying tools that could be easily turned into deadly weapons.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Fresh meat was far from the only thing on the menu, according to a growing body of research that has revealed our archaic cousins ate a varied diet that included pulses and shellfish.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Despite much innovation, financial services firms actually have some of the most archaic infrastructure and the highest levels of volatility.—
David Parker,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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In northern Michigan, the T phenomenon brought a flood of visitors onto an antiquated road system.—
The Detroit News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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But many other young women are winking at this type of antiquated femininity while engaging with it.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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The languages spoken by nearly half of the world’s population—including some four hundred million native speakers of English—are thought to have descended from this prehistoric language.—
Martha Barnette
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Ten Little Dinos This four-minute video takes kids deep into the prehistoric jungle where ten colorful eggs are cozy in their nest.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Successive administrations let the old broadcast arms of American government abroad — Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia — slide into well-meaning obsolescence.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The most recent bill targets the nation's oldest and largest teachers' union's ability to lobby.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Because some of the paintings depict a person drumming with their hands, researchers suggest the neolithic people practiced rituals in these areas.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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At sunrise this morning, about 15,000 people gathered at Stonehenge — the world’s most famous neolithic monument — to mark the arrival of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But around 13 million years ago, one of them may have fallen prey to an even larger creature, a team of paleontologists in Colombia have discovered after examining bite marks in a fossilized bone of one of the fearsome birds.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
24 July 2025
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The fossilized worm found in the Grand Canyon represents a previously unknown species.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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With ancient mountain ranges and historic trails, Travelers Rest truly gets more beautiful with age.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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India’s culture — ancient, old, and new — isn’t neat.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Medieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medieval. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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