relating to, typical of or reminiscent of Winston Churchill
John Winston's language proved distinctly Churchillian.
Churchillian in American English
(tʃɜːrˈtʃɪliən)
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Winston Churchill, his life, works, etc
noun
2.
a specialist in the life and works of Winston Churchill
Word origin
[churchill + -ian]-ian is a suffix occurring originally in adjectives borrowed from Latin, formed from nounsdenoting places (Italian) or persons (Flavian), and now productively forming English adjectives by extension of the Latin pattern.Attached to geographical names, it denotes provenance or membership (Washingtonian), the latter sense now extended to membership in social classes, religious denominations,etc. (Episcopalian; pedestrian). Attached to personal names, it has the additional senses “contemporary with” ( Victorian) or “proponent of” (Hegelian; Freudian) the person specified by the noun base. It also occurs in a set of personal nouns,mainly loanwords from French, denoting one who engages in, practices, or works withthe referent of the base noun (comedian; grammarian; theologian)
Examples of 'Churchillian' in a sentence
Churchillian
He turned and looked at his Deputy; gave him his Churchillian glare.