postnuclear

adjective

post·nu·cle·ar | \ ˌpōs(t)-ˈn(y)ü-klē-ər

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variants: or post-nuclear

Definition of postnuclear

: of, relating to, occurring in, or suggestive of a period following a nuclear war … a macho street hero who arrives to clean up a tough town in a postnuclear tomorrow. —Fred Robbins … a post-nuclear thriller about an astronaut … struggling to stay alive amid earth's devastation. —TV Guide … a postnuclear landscape of poverty and blight … —Richard Corliss

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