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originalistic

originalistic adjective: of or related to originalism.

Adjective

originalistic (comparative more originalistic, superlative most originalistic)

  1. Of or related to originalism.
    • Justice Scalia, for example, moving from an originalistic approach to constitutional interpretation, argues that the judiciary is an undemocratic institution within a political system whose legitimacy is derived from the consent of the governed.2013, Tania Groppi, Marie-Claire Ponthoreau, The Use of Foreign Precedents by Constitutional Judges

Forms of originalistic

comparativemore originalistic
superlativemost originalistic

Origin of originalistic

From original + -istic.

Words formed from originalistic

Questions about originalistic

What does originalistic mean?
Originalistic means of or related to originalism.
What part of speech is originalistic?
Originalistic is an adjective.

Words near originalistic in the dictionary

  1. original sins
  2. Original Six
  3. originalism
  4. originalisms
  5. originalist
  6. originalistic
  7. originalistically
  8. originalists
  9. originalities
  10. originality
  11. originall

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