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medieval
me·di·e·val also me·di·ae·val M0188600 (mē′dē-ē′vəl, mĕd′ē-, mĭ-dē′vəl)adj.1. also Medievala. Relating or belonging to the Middle Ages.b. Of or relating to a historical period roughly coinciding with the European Middle Ages and characterized by feudal or aristocratic social structures, as in Japan or China.2. a. Suggestive of the Middle Ages, as in being hierarchical or cruel.b. Informal Old-fashioned; unenlightened: parents with a medieval attitude toward dating.
[From New Latin medium aevum, the middle age : Latin, neuter of medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots + Latin aevum, age; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]
me′di·e′val·ly adv.medieval (ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl) or mediaevaladj1. (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or in the style of the Middle Ages2. informal old-fashioned; primitive[C19: from New Latin medium aevum the middle age. See medium, age] ˌmediˈevally, ˌmediˈaevally advme•di•e•val or me•di•ae•val (ˌmi diˈi vəl, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi vəl)
adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages. [1820–30; < New Latin medi(um)aev(um) the middle age + -al1. See medium, age] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  medieval - relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; "Medieval scholars"; "Medieval times"mediaeval | | 2. | medieval - as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating"mediaeval, gothicnonmodern - not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time | | 3. |  medieval - characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"chivalric, knightlypast - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" |
medievaladjective (Informal) old-fashioned, antique, primitive, obsolete, out-of-date, archaic, prehistoric, antiquated, anachronistic, antediluvian, unenlightened, out of the ark There can be no excuse for these medieval methods.Translationsmedieval, mediaeval (mediˈiːvəl) , ((American) mi:-) adjective of, or belonging to, the Middle Ages. medieval plays/music. 中世紀的 中世纪的medieval
medieval, mediaeval of, relating to, or in the style of the Middle Ages medieval
Synonyms for medievaladj old-fashionedSynonyms- old-fashioned
- antique
- primitive
- obsolete
- out-of-date
- archaic
- prehistoric
- antiquated
- anachronistic
- antediluvian
- unenlightened
- out of the ark
Synonyms for medievaladj relating to or belonging to the Middle AgesSynonymsadj as if belonging to the Middle AgesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle AgesSynonymsRelated Words |