science-fictiony

English

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Etymology

From science fiction +‎ -y.

Adjective

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

  1. (informal) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of science fiction.
    • 1991, Ian McDonald, King of Morning, Queen of Day‎[1], Open Road Integrated Media, published 2013, →ISBN:
      She wishes science-fictiony things like videophones existed so Jaypee could see her smile when she says that Actually, she's moving into another area of creative work entirely. Publishing.
    • 2007, Dale Brown, Strike Force, Harper, →ISBN, page 504:
      There was no other indication that the attack was under way—no cool science-fictiony laser sounds, no beam of light slicing through the sky, just a small blinking “L” indicator on their supercockpit displays.
    • 2012, James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!‎[2], Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:
      There were kids playing weird, science-fictiony music on synthesizers, and all the teachers who were telling everyone where to go were wearing outfits made out of aluminum foil, like robot aliens.

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