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outer-spacey

outer-spacey adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of outer space, science fiction, or futuristic technology.

Adjective

outer-spacey (comparative more outer-spacey, superlative most outer-spacey)

  1. (informal) Of, relating to, or characteristic of outer space, science fiction, or futuristic technology.
    • In the days of The Twilight Zone, the only electronics were those which scarcely supplemented real instruments (i.e. the theremin — that outer-spacey sing-saw thing most identified with The Day the Earth Stood Still and other sci-fi movies of the '50s.)2007, Stewart Stanyard, Dimensions Behind the Twilight Zone: A Backstage Tribute to Television's Groundbreaking Series, ECW Press, →ISBN, pages 266–267
    • Christina de Souza: How does a crystal drive a bus?
      The Doctor: In a super-clever, outer-spacey way. Just trust me.2009 11 April, Russell T Davies & Gareth Roberts, "Planet of the Dead", episode of Doctor Who, 00:37:45–00:37:51

Forms of outer-spacey

comparativemore outer-spacey
superlativemost outer-spacey

Origin of outer-spacey

From outer space + -y.

Questions about outer-spacey

What does outer-spacey mean?
Outer-spacey means of, relating to, or characteristic of outer space, science fiction, or futuristic technology.
What part of speech is outer-spacey?
Outer-spacey is an adjective.

Words near outer-spacey in the dictionary

  1. outer space
  2. Outer Tibet
  3. outer totalistic
  4. outer trigram
  5. outer trigrams
  6. outer-spacey
  7. outer-totalistic
  8. Outerbridge
  9. outerchange
  10. outerchanges
  11. outercoat

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