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pseudomodernist

pseudomodernist adjective: having a modernist or postmodernist appearance but not having the associated qualities.

Adjective

pseudomodernist (not comparable)

  1. Having a modernist or postmodernist appearance but not having the associated qualities
    • More than ever, architecture seems to be where the contemporary moment is dramatised: the oligarchs in their new penthouses, the bondholders in their new office towers, and the rest of us, competing for pseudomodernist new-builds designed on the understanding that we will be grateful to find...2015 September 5, Ned Beauman, “The Walkie Talkie is a sty in London's eye – and proves we can't say no to money”, in The Guardian

Origin of pseudomodernist

From pseudo- + modernist.

Questions about pseudomodernist

What does pseudomodernist mean?
Pseudomodernist means having a modernist or postmodernist appearance but not having the associated qualities.
What part of speech is pseudomodernist?
Pseudomodernist is an adjective.

Words near pseudomodernist in the dictionary

  1. pseudomitosis
  2. pseudomnesia
  3. pseudomodel
  4. pseudomodels
  5. pseudomodern
  6. pseudomodernist
  7. pseudomodest
  8. pseudomolecular
  9. pseudomolecule
  10. pseudomolecules
  11. pseudomoment

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