mediaeval
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- antimediaeval adjective
- antimediaevally adverb
- postmediaeval adjective
- pseudomediaeval adjective
- quasi-mediaeval adjective
- unmediaeval adjective
Example Sentences
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Helpfully, Naismith had "a powerhouse of early mediaeval numismatic research" on his doorstep: The Fitzwilliam Museum.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
The mediaeval minarets of Herat sustained some damage, photographs on social media showed, with cracks visible and tiles fallen off.
From Reuters • Oct. 8, 2023
Suddenly a country usually lauded as a pluralistic Muslim democracy finds itself being accused of mediaeval moral meddling.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2022
He is like a latterday intellectual, a Christopher Hitchens perhaps, transposed to a mediaeval era; the most modern-minded character in the show, and as such among the most relatable.
From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2019
‘Maybe you could do your dining room in mediaeval monk skulls.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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