Gothic (adjective)

1. Relating to the Goths, a Germanic people who played an important role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
2. Relating to or characteristic of the architectural style prevalent in Western Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries, characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and ornate decoration.
3. Of or relating to a genre of fiction characterized by a gloomy setting, supernatural or mysterious events, and an atmosphere of dread and horror.

Origin:

From late latin gothicus, from gothi, a germanic people who migrated into eastern and western europe in the 3rd to 6th centuries.

Examples:

1. The Gothic tribes invaded the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries.
2. The Gothic cathedral was a masterpiece of medieval architecture.
3. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is considered a classic Gothic novel.