modernistic

adjective

mod·​ern·​is·​tic ¦mä-dər-¦ni-stik 

1

: modernist

his stimulating, modernistic conception of what should be the aims and methods of education

—New York Times

lays bare the emptiness of the modernistic substitutes for the ancient certitudes

—Virginia Quarterly Review

2

: having the superficial mannerisms or surface characteristics of modern style : falsely modern

his tight suit and stiff hat all angles, like a modernistic lampstand

—William Faulkner

Word History

Etymology

modernist entry 1 + -ic

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Rhymes for modernistic

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• animistic
• aphoristic
• atheistic
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• chauvinistic
• dualistic
• egoistic
• egotistic
• eucharistic