nonhistorical

adjective

non·​his·​tor·​i·​cal ˌnän-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl 

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: not historical: such as

a

: not based on history

an essentially nonhistorical account

b

: not used or reproducing what was used in the past

nonhistorical costumes

nonhistorical building materials

nonhistorically

ˌnän-hi-ˈstȯr-i-k(ə-)lē 

-ˈstär-

adverb

All but one of the windows look authentically old-fashioned. The offending window belongs to a bathroom and was appropriately—if nonhistorically—modest.

—George Graham

Examples of nonhistorical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The closest nonhistorical portrayals to Washington’s role among recent winners are probably Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club and Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart. —Jeremy Harriot, The Root, 3 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonhistorical

• ahistorical
• allegorical
• metaphorical
• oratorical
• unhistorical
• historical
• rhetorical
• sociohistorical