iconoclastic

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English iconoclast Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English iconoclastic From iconoclast + -ic.

1. Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.

   “Many of Thomas Hardy's works were considered iconoclastic in his day.”

   “I pose the iconoclastic suggestion that even at this late stage in B.R. dieselisation, rigid standardisation might be a shibboleth.”