ancient
ancient [-er] adj
Fr. < L. ante, before, former, previous + ān-us, beginning.
- Archaic; outdated; old-fashioned; dilapidated; curiously old; in existence for a very long time.
- Long-lasting; perennial; enduring through time; having a long history.
- Former; long-ago; much earlier; bygone; first; previous; ancestral; in the distant past.
ancient adv
see ancient, adj.
- Phrase. “Ancient fashioned”: quaintly designed; old-fashioned; well-established; long-standing.