anachronistic

/uh-nak-ruh-NISS-tik/adjective

belonging to a period other than the one being portrayed

A wristwatch on a Roman soldier is gloriously anachronistic.
Synonyms
outdated, misplaced in time
Antonyms
contemporary, current
Root
chron- (time)
Memory hook
ana (against) + chron (time): out of its proper time.

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