gothic

adj. 1 of the goths. 2 in the style of architecture prevalent in w. Europe in the 12th16th c., characterized by pointed arches. 3 (of a novel etc.) In a style popular in the 18th19th c., with supernatural or horrifying events. 4 barbarous, uncouth. n. 1 gothic language. 2 gothic architecture. [latin: related to *goth]

a. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.