Teutonic

[ too-ton-ik, tyoo- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Teutons or Germans; German.
3. noting or pertaining to the northern European stock that includes the German, Dutch, Scandinavian, British, and related peoples.
4. (of languages) Germanic.
5. Nordic.

noun

1. Germanic.

Teutonic

/ tjuːˈtɒnɪk /

adjective

1. characteristic of or relating to the German people

   Teutonic thoroughness

2. of or relating to the ancient Teutons
3. (not used in linguistics) of or relating to the Germanic languages

noun

1. See Germanic
   an obsolete name for Germanic

Derived Forms

• Teuˈtonically, adverb

Other Words From

• Teu·ton·i·cal·ly adverb
• an·ti-Teu·ton·ic adjective
• non-Teu·ton·ic adjective
• pro-Teu·ton·ic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Teutonic¹

First recorded in 1580–90; Teuton + -ic

Example Sentences

The attempt to “breed back” the Auroch of Teutonic legend was of a piece with the Nazi obsession with racial purity and eugenics.

From The Daily Beast

Yet by equating their engineering with Teutonic rigor the Germans have created the impression of an exclusive proprietary quality.

From The Daily Beast

The Germans knew they had a special sea creature in their Teutonic grip.

From The Daily Beast

He conducted a 24-year-long war against Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, and the Teutonic Knights, and lost.

From The Daily Beast

It was more about the way art looked: it should be as naturalistic as possible, and be made by Teutonic or Scandinavian artists.

From The Daily Beast

You might guess at the first glance that she had in her the blood of both the Teutonic and the Latin races.

From Project Gutenberg

Unluckily for Coronado, Clara was half Teutonic, and could comprehend the tone of her father's race.

From Project Gutenberg

Early in the 5th century the Teutonic conquest of Gaul cut the island off from Rome.

From Project Gutenberg

In China kong means king, and in modern England king is a slightly decayed form of the Teutonic konig or kinig.

From Project Gutenberg

The grandmother of the Teutonic deity Tyr was a fierce giantess with nine hundred heads; his father was an enemy of the gods.

From Project Gutenberg