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Beefheartian

Beefheartian adjective: characteristic of Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet; 1941–2010), American singer-songwriter.

Adjective

Beefheartian (comparative more Beefheartian, superlative most Beefheartian)

  1. Characteristic of Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet; 1941–2010), American singer-songwriter.
    • Jangly-pop ought to be danced with Morrisseyesque feyness, above-it-all gestures that echo the 'free dancing' of the counterculture, while the Beefheartian thrash of bands like Stump and A Witness incites a bacchanalian delirium.2009, Simon Reynolds, Bring the Noise
    • This isn't Buzzcocks circa 1978, and their dilemma over whether to tread further Beefheartian leanings or opt to become a post-punk Herman's Hermits (no put-down intended).2012, Mick Middles, Arcade Fire: Behind the Black Mirror

Forms of Beefheartian

comparativemore Beefheartian
superlativemost Beefheartian

Questions about Beefheartian

What does Beefheartian mean?
Beefheartian means characteristic of Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet; 1941–2010), American singer-songwriter.
What part of speech is Beefheartian?
Beefheartian is an adjective.

Words near Beefheartian in the dictionary

  1. beefers
  2. beefhead
  3. beefheaded
  4. beefheads
  5. beefheart
  6. Beefheartian
  7. beefhouse
  8. beefhouses
  9. beefier
  10. beefiest
  11. beefily

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