anachronistically

adverb

Meaning

In a manner that places someone or something outside of its proper chronological or historical time.

Examples

The play anachronistically introduces a smartphone into a scene set in the Victorian era.
He anachronistically argued that ancient Romans would have preferred modern democratic voting systems.

Synonyms: wrongly, mistakenly, inappropriately, out of time

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anachronistically

adverb

Pronunciation: /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪkli/

Definition

In a manner that places someone or something outside of its proper chronological or historical time.

Examples

The play anachronistically introduces a smartphone into a scene set in the Victorian era.
He anachronistically argued that ancient Romans would have preferred modern democratic voting systems.
The architecture anachronistically combines Gothic stone arches with sleek, twentieth-century glass facades.

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