"stuck in the Stone Age" meaning in English

See stuck in the Stone Age in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=stuck in the Stone Age}} stuck in the Stone Age (not comparable), {{tlb|en|predicative}} (predicative)
  1. (idiomatic) Out of touch with the modern world. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable, predicative
    Sense id: en-stuck_in_the_Stone_Age-en-adj-wzSds1x4
  2. (idiomatic) Politically incorrect. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable, predicative
    Sense id: en-stuck_in_the_Stone_Age-en-adj-tuDNy916 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 72 27
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stuck, Stone Age. Tags: not-comparable, predicative
    Sense id: en-stuck_in_the_Stone_Age-en-adj-2~-6PHtL Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 39 61
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