Definition of futuristic
1
: very modern
futuristic furniture/designs On Friday, Germany and Costa Rica will meet in a futuristic, translucent-skinned stadium in Munich to kick off the monthlong mosh pit known as the World Cup.— Grant Wahl
2a
: relating to, describing, or depicting events in an imagined future
a futuristic novel/story/film
b
: imagined, described, or depicted as occurring or existing in the future
A space elevator … is a futuristic structure, made famous by science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke in his 1979 novel The Fountains of Paradise.— Adam Brown The Space Rangers are a group of futuristic troubleshooters who zoom around the galaxy in a battle-scarred spaceship, …— Alan Carter … the long-awaited sequel to the classic Blade Runner is about to hit cinemas featuring more … frenzied futuristic action.— James Moore
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The first known use of futuristic was in 1857
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