- Falstaffian
- adjective see Falstaff
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Falstaffian
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Falstaffian — adj. of or pertaining to {Falstaff}, a character in Shakespeare s plays. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Falstaffian — /fawl staf ee euhn/, adj. of, pertaining to, or having the qualities of Falstaff, esp. his robust, bawdy humor, good natured rascality, and brazen braggadocio: Falstaffian wit. [1800 10; FALSTAFF + IAN] * * * … Universalium
Falstaffian — Fal|staff|i|an [ fɔl stæfiən ] adjective a Falstaffian person is fat, laughs a lot, drinks and eats too much, and is generally liked by other people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Falstaffian — UK [fɔːlˈstæfɪən] / US [fɔlˈstæfɪən] adjective a Falstaffian person is fat, laughs a lot, drinks and eats too much, and is generally liked by other people • Etymology: From Falstaff , the name of a character in several plays by William… … English dictionary
Falstaffian — adjective a) corpulent and jolly b) Of or pertaining to the traits of the comic character Falstaff … Wiktionary
Falstaffian — [fɔ:l stα:fɪən, fɒl ] adjective of or resembling Shakespeare s character Sir John Falstaff in being fat, jolly, and debauched … English new terms dictionary
falstaffian — fal·staff·ian … English syllables
Falstaffian — adjective of or resembling Falstaff • Pertains to noun: ↑Falstaff • Derivationally related forms: ↑Falstaff … Useful english dictionary
Falstaff — noun Date: 1596 a fat, convivial, roguish character in Shakespeare s Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV • Falstaffian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of eponymous adjectives in English — An eponymous adjective is an adjective which has been derived from the name of a person, real or fictional. Persons from whose name the adjectives have been derived are called eponyms.Following is a list of eponymous adjectives in English. A… … Wikipedia
