science-fictional

science-fictional (comparative more science-fictional, superlative most science-fictional)

1. Alternative form of science fictional.
   • 1951 February 7, “Buck Rogers Warned Us”, in The Columbia Missourian, 43rd year, number 133, Columbia, Mo., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4-A, column 1:

     Some of the science-fictional gimmicks used in the comic strip adventures of Buck Rogers in his war on “Killer” Kane and Ardela^{[sic – meaning Ardala]} back in the early days of the strip, probably seemed pretty fantastic to people who are still influenced by horse-and-buggy concepts.

   • 2024 April 28, Verne Gay, “Sci-fi TV hits warp speed: From streaming to cultural forces, why we’ve teleported into a golden age of the genre”, in Newsday, volume 84, number 238, Melville, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, page C4, column 5:

     First things first: What exactly is “sci-fi” anyway? Experts like [Lisa] Yaszek insist that anything with a science-fictional hook qualifies, regardless of whether it’s set in the past, present or future.

   • 2024 September 25, Adam Nayman, “About face: Sebastian Stan plays an actor with neurofibromatosis who reinvents himself after medical treatment in ‘A Different Man’”, in Toronto Star, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B5, column 2:

     First, Edward undergoes an experimental — and borderline science-fictional — medical treatment that instantly removes any traces of his disease.