Definitions
as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
Word origin
From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).
Used in a sentence
“The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present.”
“Brute force can get you into any apartment if you want to get medieval about it.”
“"Oh, what a nifty idea," Collins said dryly. "Get a bunch of angry brothers with a blowtorch and some pliers and get medieval on his ass."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Of the Middle Ages”8 letters
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