relical

English

Etymology

From relic +‎ -al.

Adjective

relical (comparative more relical, superlative most relical)

1. Of or relating to a relic.
   • 2013, S. Alexander Reed, Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music, page 47:

     In light of industrial music's attitudes toward tradition, hierarchy, and the body, Stockhausen's opinions seem positively relical when he continues, "Music is the product of the highest human intelligence, and […] as soon as it becomes just a means for ambiance, as we say, environment, or for being used for certain purposes, then music becomes a whore."

Anagrams

• Callier, Carelli, Carlile, Leclair, air cell