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che·kho·vi·an
\ˈcheˈkōvēən, -ȯv, -äv-, ˈcheˌkȯfē-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov died 1904 Russ. writer + English -ian
: suggestive of the characterization or atmosphere (as of frustration and introspective complexity) in the plays and short stories of the Russian writer Chekhov
< a worrier of Chekhovian proportions — Herbert Mitgang > |