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medieval
[mee-dee-ee-vuhl, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuhl]
adjective
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages.
medieval architecture.
Informal., extremely old-fashioned; primitive.
medieval
/ ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl /
adjective
of, relating to, or in the style of the Middle Ages
informal, old-fashioned; primitive
medieval
A descriptive term for people, objects, events, and institutions of the Middle Ages.
Other Word Forms
- medievally adverb
- antimedieval adjective
- antimedievally adverb
- postmedieval adjective
- pseudomedieval adjective
- pseudomedievally adverb
- quasi-medieval adjective
- unmedieval adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of medieval1
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Example Sentences
Over the centuries, gravy shed its sweeter, almond-thickened medieval robes and settled into something recognizably savory, though still wonderfully elastic.
This idealized view is also far more sympathetic than modern perceptions of other medieval events, including the Crusades, which are now linked with coercion and brutality.
What sounds like the storyline of a medieval palace drama often plays out in real-life honey bee colonies.
“Awfully medieval, jousting. A man could get hurt. I’ll stick to billiards, what?”
"In medieval iron chairs, these fittings would have been iron, they would have been hinged, and there would have been screws on them to increase and decrease the pressure on arms as they're pushed down."
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