adj.
Variant: also me · di · ae · val
Pronunciation: m ē - ' d ē -v ə l, mi-, me-, -d ē - ' ē -v ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin medium aevum Middle Ages
Date: 1827
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages
2 : having a quality (as cruelty) associated with the Middle Ages
3 : extremely outmoded or antiquated
– me · di · e · val · ly adverb