SFnal
See also: sfnal
English
Alternative forms
- sfnal
Etymology
SF (“science fiction”) + -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛsˈɛfnəl/, /ˈsɛfnəl/
Adjective
SFnal (comparative more SFnal, superlative most SFnal)
- Abbreviation of science fictional.
- 2005, James Patrick Kelly, “Slipstream”, in James E. Gunn, Matthew Candelaria, editors, Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction, Oxford: Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, OL 7996890M, page 347:
- In a sense, SF tries to make the strange familiar — by showing SFnal elements in a context that helps us understand them.
- 2005 March 31, Derryl Murphy, Wasps at the Speed of Sound, Prime Books, →ISBN, OL 7978348M, page 170:
- On reading that book I was struck by how it bordered on the SFnal without ever actually crossing over, and I realized that I could work with the idea.
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Synonyms
- stfnal
Anagrams
- SANFL, flans