ste·ven·so·nian \|stēvən|sōnēən, -nyən\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Robert Louis Stevenson died 1894 Scottish essayist, novelist and poet + English -an : of, relating to, or characteristic of Robert Louis Stevenson or his writings : having the manner or style of Stevenson < a real essay — Stevensonian … in its sustained and personal touch — August Heckscher >