| ̷ ̷kē|istik, -(ˌ)kā-, -tēk adjective
1. : imitative of archaic style, form, manner
archaistic writing
archaistic pottery
: using or affecting archaisms
an archaistic writer
archaistic behavior
2. : archaic
an archaistic word
an archaistic fear of foreigners
: characterized by archaism
an archaistic taste in manners and speech
3. : tending to preserve or return to the methods, customs, art, or culture of the past
archaistic or culturally reactionary tendencies
• ar·cha·is·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li adverb