Dictionary

Frankensteinian en · ADJ

Etymology

From Frankenstein + -ian.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to Mary Shelley's fictional Frankenstein, who created a monster from human remains.
   • And interestingly, many cosmeticians predict that high-def could actually reduce the amount of plastic surgery in Hollywood, because the tiny seams look Frankensteinian at such high resolution. 2005 June 12, Clive Thompson, “Not Ready for Their Close-Up”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2021:
   • But when, with Frankensteinian hubris, we dare to create an artificial system and imbue it with the spark of musical invention in our stead, how are we to assemble its constituent parts to ensure that its behavior will be on the whole pleasing and majestic[…]? 1999, Niall Griffith, Peter M. Todd, Musical networks: parallel distributed perception and performance, page 313:
   • Moviegoing is no longer what it used to be, and the machinery that fed it is at present a Frankensteinian hybrid of tech, media, private equity and precarious labor. 2022 June 2, A. O. Scott, “Are the Movies Liberal?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

Frankensteinian monster · Frankensteinian doctor

Relateds

Frankensteinish