Austenian

adjective

Aus·te·ni·an ˌȯ-ˈstē-nē-ən How to pronounce Austenian (audio)

-ˈste-,

ˌä-

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Jane Austen or her writings

One of the reasons she is so readable is her Austenian talent for depicting domestic hypocrisies and drawing room cruelties.

Sandra Barwick, Evening Standard (London), 17 Jan. 1995

… her impressions of the voyage and plantation life are described in genteel, if convoluted, Austenian prose.

Mustapha Marrouchi, College Literature, 22 Mar. 2010

Etymology

Jane Austen †1817 English novelist + -ian

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

单词	Austenian
释义	Austenian adjective Aus·te·ni·an ˌȯ-ˈstē-nē-ən -ˈste-, ˌä- : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Jane Austen or her writings One of the reasons she is so readable is her Austenian talent for depicting domestic hypocrisies and drawing room cruelties. Sandra Barwick, Evening Standard (London), 17 Jan. 1995 … her impressions of the voyage and plantation life are described in genteel, if convoluted, Austenian prose. Mustapha Marrouchi, College Literature, 22 Mar. 2010 Word History Etymology Jane Austen †1817 English novelist + -ian First Known Use 1893, in the meaning defined above
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