ancient

ancient [-er] adj

Fr. < L. ante, before, former, previous + ān-us, beginning.

  1. Archaic; outdated; old-fashioned; dilapidated; curiously old; in existence for a very long time.
  2. Long-lasting; perennial; enduring through time; having a long history.
  3. Former; long-ago; much earlier; bygone; first; previous; ancestral; in the distant past.

ancient adv

see ancient, adj.

  1. Phrase. “Ancient fashioned”: quaintly designed; old-fashioned; well-established; long-standing.