medieval

¹me·di·e·val

adj
\ˌmē-ˈdē-vəl, mi-, ˌme-, -dē-ˈē-vəl\

Definition of MEDIEVAL

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages

2

: having a quality (as cruelty) associated with the Middle Ages

3

: extremely outmoded or antiquated

— me·di·e·val·ly adverb

Variants of MEDIEVAL

me·di·e·val also me·di·ae·val \ˌmē-ˈdē-vəl, mi-, ˌme-, -dē-ˈē-vəl\

Examples of MEDIEVAL

1. They're using a computer system that seems positively medieval by today's standards.
2. <get rid of that medieval kerosene stove—it stinks and it's dangerous>

Origin of MEDIEVAL

New Latin medium aevum Middle Ages

First Known Use: 1827

Related to MEDIEVAL

Synonyms: antiquated, archaic, dated, démodé, demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), obsolete (also mediaeval), moribund, mossy, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, superannuated

Related Words: aging (or ageing), obsolescent; discarded, disused, inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless; dead, defunct, expired, extinct, vanished; dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent; ancient, antediluvian, antique, dateless, fusty, musty, old; oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, retro, vintage; aged, age-old, hoary, venerable; atavistic, bygone, erstwhile, former, historic, historical, late, old-world, past

Near Antonyms: contemporary, current, mod, modern, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, recent, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute; fresh; modernized, refurbished, remodeled, renewed; functional, operable, operational, workable; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

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Other History Terms

agonistic, carpetbagger, enceinte, fief, historiography, paladin

Rhymes with MEDIEVAL

boll weevil, coeval, king's evil, primeval, reprieval, retrieval, upheaval