[
UK
/ɡˈɒθɪk/
]
[ US /ˈɡɑθɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɑθɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
a medieval attitude toward dating -
characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
gothic novels like `Frankenstein'
How To Use gothic In A Sentence
- The figures of his angels are elongated, with wings stretched upward as if they were sculpted by the Gothic masters.
- Secular remains of Gothic architecture in Czechoslovakia are fewer.
- Referred to simply as the Gothic Cruise (for brevity), this cruise is for fans of goth and industrial music and has been held annually for the past 15 years. Twilight Lexicon » Go Cruising Vampire Style
- Essentially, these Gothic novels are not the Gothics of today.
- Witches, goblins, ghosts, ghouls and some gothic mums and dads were among an estimated 9,000 crowd that turned out for what is believed to be the country's largest Halloween party.
- Tuck into local foods while admiring the city's gothic, renaissance and baroque architecture. The Sun
- It is a classic style of Gothic buildings.
- They are very nice examples of the gothic form, employing noble materials, good colour and detailing, and in edifying proportions. Solemn Mass at Ss. Gregory and Augustine Oratory, St. Louis Abbey
- Maces of the late 15th and 16th century often had multi-flanged heads shaped in the Gothic style.
- The fountain illustrated, an exquisite piece of Gothic architecture in miniature, was designed to be both fanciful and functional.
