retrofuturistic

adj
/ˌɹɛtɹəʊˌfjuːt͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/UK/ˌɹɛtɹoʊˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/US

Etymology

From retro- (prefix meaning ‘relating to an earlier time’) + futuristic.

  1. derived from *bʰuH-
  2. derived from futūrus
  3. derived from futur
  4. inherited from future
  5. suffixed as futuristic — “future + istic
  6. formed as retrofuturistic — “retro- + futuristic

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to how the future was inaccurately imagined in the past

    Of or relating to how the future was inaccurately imagined in the past; resembling an outdated vision of the future.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA