austerian
austerian adjective: relating to, or supporting, fiscal conservatism and austerity.
Adjective (1)
austerian (comparative more austerian, superlative most austerian)
- Relating to, or supporting, fiscal conservatism and austerity.
Noun
austerian (plural austerians)
- A supporter of fiscal conservatism and austerity.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Austerian
Austerian (comparative more Austerian, superlative most Austerian)
- Of or relating to Paul Auster (born 1947), American author and director whose writing blends absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction, and the search for identity and personal meaning.
- And disappearing, needless to say, is a quintessential Austerian act.2011, Dennis Barone, Beyond the Red Notebook: Essays on Paul Auster, page 184
- The prototypical Austerian protagonist is the detached Manhattan male writing alone in a room with only his words as his way of reflecting […]2014, Peter Ferry, Masculinity in Contemporary New York Fiction, page 144
Forms of austerian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more austerian |
| superlative | most austerian |
| comparative | more Austerian |
| superlative | most Austerian |
| Noun | |
| plural | austerians |
Origin of austerian
From Auster + -ian.
Words formed from austerian
Questions about austerian
- What does austerian mean?
- Austerian means relating to, or supporting, fiscal conservatism and austerity.
- What part of speech is austerian?
- Austerian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near austerian in the dictionary
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