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单词 Falstaffian
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Definition of Falstaffian in English:

Falstaffian

adjective fɒlˈstɑːfɪənfɔːlˈstɑːfɪənfôlˈstafēən
  • Relating to or resembling Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff in being fat, jolly, and debauched.

    a Falstaffian gusto for life
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is no reason to do anything like that with Roosevelt, whose very real intellectual and physical appetites were positively Falstaffian.
    • Balmat's meals and Falstaffian humor help the team laugh away the pain of a 6-hour Tour stage.
    • I'm sure that ordinarily he was brimming with the milk of human kindness, full of Falstaffian mirth, a man with nothing but the deepest appreciation for the circle of life, etc.
    • He is a man of Falstaffian appetites, Machiavellian instincts, and Svengali-like charms.
    • And between fights he blows up like a balloon, and his waist takes on Falstaffian dimensions.
    Synonyms
    big, burly, heavy, tall, bulky, thickset, heavyset, chunky, strapping, powerfully built, hefty, muscular, muscle-bound, brawny, muscly, husky, solid, powerful, sturdy, solidly built, broad-shouldered, strong, big and strong, rugged, herculean

Rhymes

Halafian
 
 

Definition of Falstaffian in US English:

Falstaffian

adjectivefôlˈstafēən
  • Relating to or resembling Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff in being fat, jolly, and debauched.

    a Falstaffian gusto for life
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is no reason to do anything like that with Roosevelt, whose very real intellectual and physical appetites were positively Falstaffian.
    • He is a man of Falstaffian appetites, Machiavellian instincts, and Svengali-like charms.
    • I'm sure that ordinarily he was brimming with the milk of human kindness, full of Falstaffian mirth, a man with nothing but the deepest appreciation for the circle of life, etc.
    • And between fights he blows up like a balloon, and his waist takes on Falstaffian dimensions.
    • Balmat's meals and Falstaffian humor help the team laugh away the pain of a 6-hour Tour stage.
    Synonyms
    big, burly, heavy, tall, bulky, thickset, heavyset, chunky, strapping, powerfully built, hefty, muscular, muscle-bound, brawny, muscly, husky, solid, powerful, sturdy, solidly built, broad-shouldered, strong, big and strong, rugged, herculean
 
 
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