capitalistic

[kap-i-tl-is-tik]

adjective

1. pertaining to capital or capitalists; founded on or believing in capitalism.

   a capitalistic system.

Other Word Forms

• capitalistically adverb
• anticapitalistic adjective
• anticapitalistically adverb
• noncapitalistic adjective
• noncapitalistically adverb
• precapitalistic adjective
• semicapitalistic adjective
• semicapitalistically adverb
• uncapitalistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of capitalistic¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; capitalist + -ic