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neological

neological adjective: of or pertaining to neology.

Adjective

neological (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to neology.
    • The Oxford English Dictionary's neological sleuths found a 1990 Canadian use suggesting an intense put-down, and the subsequent popularization as the name of a TV show starting in 1999 that presents the grunts and groans of fearsome wrestlers.2007 November 25, William Safire, “Gotcha!”, in New York Times

Origin of neological

From neology + -ical.

Words formed from neological

Questions about neological

What does neological mean?
Neological means of or pertaining to neology.
What part of speech is neological?
Neological is an adjective.

Words near neological in the dictionary

  1. neolog
  2. neologian
  3. neologianism
  4. neologians
  5. neologic
  6. neological
  7. neologically
  8. neologicity
  9. neologies
  10. neologise
  11. neologised

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