neologistic

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English

Etymology

neolog(ism) +‎ -istic

Adjective

neologistic (comparative more neologistic, superlative most neologistic)

  1. Of or pertaining to neologisms.
    • 2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 63:
      Neither of these is wholly correct, and the origin of the linguistic application is primarily a result of Yule and Burnell’s own neologistic use.

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