adj. & n.
adj. 1 of the Goths or their language. 2 in the style of architecture prevalent in W. Europe in the 12th-16th c., characterized by pointed arches. 3 (of a novel etc.) in a style popular in the 18th-19th c., with supernatural or horrifying events. 4 barbarous, uncouth. 5 Printing (of type) old-fashioned German, black letter, or sanserif.
n. 1 the Gothic language. 2 Gothic architecture. 3 Printing Gothic type. Gothically adv. Gothicism n. Gothicize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise).
[ F gothique or LL gothicus f. Gothi: see GOTH ]