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aris·to·crat·ic
\ə|ristə|krad.ik, -atik, -ēk sometimes a|- or e|-, Brit usually & US sometimes |a(ˌ)ris- or |arəs-\ adjective
also aris·to·crat·i·cal \-ə̇kəl, -ēk-\
Etymology: aristocratic from Middle French aristocratique, from Medieval Latin aristocraticus, from Greek aristokratikos, from aristo- + -kratikos -cratic; aristocratical from Middle French aristocratique + English -al
1. : belonging to, having the qualities of, or favoring aristocracy
< an aristocratic government >
2. : socially exclusive
< an aristocratic neighborhood >
sometimes : snobbish
< an essentially aristocratic movement — superior, sniffish, and antidemocratic — H.L.Mencken >
• aris·to·crat·i·cal·ly \-ə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li\ adverb |