futurey

English

Etymology

future +‎ -y

Adjective

futurey (comparative more futurey, superlative most futurey)

  1. (informal) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the future or conceptions of the future.
    • 2012, Bryce Anderson, The Improbable Rise of Singularity Girl‎, Banned Sorcery Books, →ISBN:
      In the end, she went with a simple white jumpsuit, with just a bit of cleavage. She thought it looked futurey.
    • 2014, Steve Murphy, Get Rich or Die Trying, Abbott Press, →ISBN, page 30:
      I inhaled a deep breath of 1993 air that hurt my futurey lungs, and headed toward her.
    • 2015 14 November, Mark Gatiss, "Sleep No More", episode 9-9 of Doctor Who, 00:04:01–00:04:15:
      Clara Oswald: Looks like a Japanese restaurant. (gasps) Have you brought me to a space restaurant?
      The Doctor: People never do that, you know.
      Clara Oswald: Do what?
      The Doctor: They never put the word "space" in front of something just because everything's all sort of high-tech and futurey. […]
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