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present-day Definition

present-day (prez′ənt dā′)

adjective

of the present time
present-day Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • galaxy: The observed clustering is even stronger than in present-day galaxies.
  • democracy: Such a ' beast ' may be a rare entity in present-day democracies.
  • society: The physical limit has come to replace the moral limit that present-day society is failing to provide.
  • relevance: HK's valedictory lecture was about the present-day relevance of the Middle Ages to Modern Europe.
  • reality: The ' earth mysteries ' are becoming part of present-day reality, a present-day magical technology.
  • scholar: It is a section of the film where present-day scholars read letters from two Victorian poets, which are visualized during the same sequence.

Modifying Another Word

  • perhaps: Or perhaps present-day audiences have a new-found relish for gore more like that of their Elizabethan counterparts.