socialistic [soh-shuh-lis-tik] Word Origin adjective
- of or relating to socialists or socialism.
- in accordance with socialism.
- advocating or supporting socialism.
Origin of socialistic First recorded in 1840–50; social(ism) + -istic Related formsso·cial·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·so·cial·is·tic, adjectivepseu·do·so·cial·is·tic, adjectivequa·si-so·cial·is·tic, adjectivequa·si-so·cial·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·so·cial·is·tic, adjectivesem·i·so·cial·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·so·cial·is·tic, adjective British Dictionary definitions for quasi-socialistically socialistic adjective
- resembling or sympathizing with socialism
Derived Formssocialistically, adverb Word Origin and History for quasi-socialistically socialistic adj.