Relating to or based on capitalism; promoting or favoring capital accumulation and free market economic systems.
From capitalist plus the adjective suffix -ic. The term emerged in 19th-century political discourse as capitalism became an identifiable economic system.
The word 'capitalistic' was coined by critics and socialists to describe an entire worldview—it's fascinating that capitalism's opponents gave it its most memorable adjective form, sort of like how 'Big Brother' branded totalitarianism!
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