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science-fictiony

science-fictiony adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of science fiction.

Adjective

science-fictiony (comparative more science-fictiony, superlative most science-fictiony)

  1. (informal) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of science fiction.
    • She wishes science-fictiony things like videophones existed so Jaypee could see her smile when she says that Actually, she's moving into another area of creative work entirely. Publishing.1991, Ian McDonald, King of Morning, Queen of Day, Open Road Integrated Media, published 2013, →ISBN
    • There was no other indication that the attack was under way—no cool science-fictiony laser sounds, no beam of light slicing through the sky, just a small blinking “L” indicator on their supercockpit displays.2007, Dale Brown, Strike Force, Harper, →ISBN, page 504

Synonyms of science-fictiony

Forms of science-fictiony

comparativemore science-fictiony
superlativemost science-fictiony
alternative formscience fictiony

Origin of science-fictiony

From science fiction + -y.

Questions about science-fictiony

What does science-fictiony mean?
Science-fictiony means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of science fiction.
What part of speech is science-fictiony?
Science-fictiony is an adjective.

Words near science-fictiony in the dictionary

  1. science-fictioner
  2. science-fictioners
  3. science-fictionish
  4. science-fictionlike
  5. science-fictions
  6. science-fictiony
  7. science-y
  8. scienced
  9. scienced up
  10. scienceless
  11. sciencelike

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