neoteric

Definition

Modern, new-fangled.

Etymology

From Late Latin neotericus, from Hellenistic Greek νεωτερικός (neōterikós), from comparative of Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”).

Example Sentences

• "Among our neoteric verbs, those in -ize are exceedingly numerous."
• "Should it all come crashing in on us . . . will there be enough luddites, whose hands remember, to free us from the chains of neoteric technology?"
• "A few words on the two neoteric terms, cybertext and ergodic, are in order."