Definitions
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- adjective Of or relating to the future.
- adjective Of, characterized by, or expressing a vision of the future.
- adjective Being ahead of the times; innovative or revolutionary.
- adjective Of or relating to futurism.
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- adjective Of technology, a concept, etc, advanced so far beyond that which is current as to appear to be from the future.
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- adjective of or relating to futurism
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Examples
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I think going for merely "futuristic" is short sighted.
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Amateurs create plenty of good concepts and many of them would happily let NASA use their artwork in futuristic PR materials at no expense to the taxpayer.
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After Custer is killed and Morris is wounded he is suddenly rescued by a man in futuristic armor and taken through a strange portal.
The Rock Screenwriters Adapting Time Travel Video Game Darkest of Days | /Film 2010
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October 23, 2009Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicolas Cage).
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The project is not the first time Reading University scientists have combined electronics and the body in futuristic experiments.
Scientist Claims To Be the First Human ‘Infected’ with a Computer Virus | Impact Lab 2010
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Their products 'free-flowing functionality reminds one of certain futuristic Fellini films or independent, avant garde productions set in an undated time and space.
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I keep having to go back and layer in futuristic details.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2008
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Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist.
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He's a phenomenal actor, but fits more in futuristic and sophisticated roles like in Iron Man than in westerns.
Robert Downey Jr. Joins Cowboys and Aliens Adaptation « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Their products 'free-flowing functionality reminds one of certain futuristic Fellini films or independent, avant garde productions set in an undated time and space.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
vendingmachine commented on the word futuristic
futuristic technology can do without bludgeoning us with technical details.
December 9, 2015