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Meaning of "curiously archaic"



 
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Meaning of "curiously archaic" #1 (permalink) Tue Aug 22, 2006 20:12 pm   Meaning of "curiously archaic"
 

What does it mean if people of a certain profession are thought to be "curiously archaic"?
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Curiously archaic? #2 (permalink) Tue Aug 22, 2006 20:35 pm   Curiously archaic?
 

Hi Cooliegirly

Without any context, I'd say it means 'oddly out-dated or old-fashioned.'

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Meaning of "curiously archaic" #3 (permalink) Sun Aug 27, 2006 17:25 pm   Meaning of "curiously archaic"
 

Oh, i see, so curious can be odd?
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Meaning of "curiously archaic" #4 (permalink) Sun Aug 27, 2006 18:11 pm   Meaning of "curiously archaic"
 

Hi Cooliegirly

Yes, odd or unusual.

If someone tells you, for example, that you have a "curious point of view", then they think your point of view is novel or odd or unusual.

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Meaning of "curiously archaic" #5 (permalink) Mon Aug 28, 2006 23:32 pm   Meaning of "curiously archaic"
 

I see. Learned something new today.

Thank you, Amy.
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