pretechnological

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ technological.

Adjective

pretechnological (not comparable)

1. Prior to the advent of modern technology.
   • 2008 January 6, Noam Cohen, “Borges and the Foreseeable Future”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 October 2025:

     He frequently set his stories in a pretechnological past and was easily enthralled by the authority of ancient texts.