Gothic

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1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Gothic architecture and religious art was produced in the Middle Ages. Its features include tall pillars, high curved ceilings, and pointed arches.

...a vast, lofty Gothic cathedral.

...Gothic stained glass windows...

The images were gothic or Byzantine rather than classical.

2) ADJ: usu ADJ n In Gothic stories, strange, mysterious adventures happen in dark and lonely places such as graveyards and old castles.

This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.

3) ADJ: usu ADJ n Gothic is used to describe a style of printing or writing in which the letters are very decorative. German books and signs were often written in Gothic script.