neoteric
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- neoterically adverb
Etymology
Origin of neoteric
1590–1600; < Late Latin neōtericus new, modern < Greek neōterikós young, youthful, equivalent to neṓter ( os ) younger (comparative of néos new ) + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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And as part of the collaboration, Burberry invited Ssense to add its neoteric polish to its SoHo retail space.
From New York Times
Fiorucci opened his first retail venture in Milan in the mid-’60s, importing the British designers and looks that made London the worldwide capital of neoteric chic at the time.
From Architectural Digest
If she loved him with a completeness which was both preadamic and neoteric, it was of course because he was consumed with a similar passion; in other words he was her mate.
From Project Gutenberg
Ah, here was the little neoteric statue that Nancy had tried to fix!
From Project Gutenberg
Rush is a strong word: gush a weak one, much hackneyed by neoteric poetasters.
From Project Gutenberg
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