Anaximandrian

adjective

Anax·​i·​man·​dri·​an ə-¦nak-sə-¦man-drē-ən 

: of or relating to the philosophy of Anaximander who taught that the first principle is an infinite indeterminate matter out of which arise the elementary contraries, warm and cold, moist and dry, that evolve the universe

Word History

Etymology

Anaximander †547 b.c. Greek astronomer and philosopher + English -ian

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

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