Q: The word to describe "a word out of its time"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Anachronistic.

JL

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

> ---------------------- Information from the mail header
> -----------------------
> Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Poster:       "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET>
> Subject:      Q: The word to describe "a word out of its time"
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> What is the appropriate adjective to describe the appearance of a
> word or phrase at a time when it is unexpected?  ("Asynchronous" does
> not seem to be it.)
>
> Joel
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
>



--
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org