"futuristic" meaning in English

See futuristic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌfjuːt͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-futuristic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more futuristic [comparative], most futuristic [superlative]
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  1. Of technology, a concept, etc, so far advanced as to appear to be from the future. Synonyms: futurist
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  2. (grammar) In or relating to the future tense.
    Sense id: en-futuristic-en-adj-43shVO4U Categories (other): Grammar, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -istic, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -istic: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 78 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Derived forms: Afrofuturistic, cubo-futuristic, futuristically, neofuturistic, nonfuturistic, retrofuturistic, ultrafuturistic, unfuturistic Related terms: futurism
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    {
      "form": "more futuristic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most futuristic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "futuristic (comparative more futuristic, superlative most futuristic)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "fu",
        "tur",
        "ist",
        "ic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "futurism"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of technology, a concept, etc, so far advanced as to appear to be from the future."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "future",
          "future"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "futurist"
        }
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "In or relating to the future tense."
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      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "future tense",
          "future tense"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) In or relating to the future tense."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌfjuːt͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪstɪk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "futuristic"
}

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