Frankensteinian
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to Mary Shelley's fictional Frankenstein, who created a monster from human remains.
"But when, with Frankensteinian hubris, we dare to create an artificial system and imbue it with the spark of musical invention in our stead, how are we to assemble its constituent parts to ensure that its behavior will be on the whole pleasing and majestic[…]?"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Frankensteinian alt-of
Example
More examples"But when, with Frankensteinian hubris, we dare to create an artificial system and imbue it with the spark of musical invention in our stead, how are we to assemble its constituent parts to ensure that its behavior will be on the whole pleasing and majestic[…]?"
Etymology
From Frankenstein + -ian.
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