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neologistic

neologistic

1 8.1
Relating to new words or expressions
  • adjective
  • /niˈɑləˌdʒɪstɪk/
  • Specialized
: neologístico
  • The author's use of neologistic phrases added a fresh and modern touch to the poem.

Examples

  • Salient neologistic devices appear frequently as well.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Ugly and neologistic as the term may be, it aptly indicates the foil for my praise of a kind of multiculturalism.

    Academic text (1998)

  • In today's digital age, many blogs feature neologistic terms that reflect current trends in technology.

  • The professor's lecture on language evolution included several neologistic examples from recent literary works.

Synonyms

neoteric
vsneologistic
1 9.3

New and modern in style

focuses specifically on newly coined words or expressions rather than general novelty

Surface Forms

neologistic positive

Morphology

neologistic = neologism (transparent) = neo + log + istic

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-istic' to 'neologism' (newly coined word), so the meaning 'relating to new words' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Neologistic comes from the Greek parts neo- meaning 'new' and -log- meaning 'word', the same root you see in dialogue. So something described as neologistic talks about new words or expressions, like fresh slang or creative language.