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Buckleyan

/ˈbʌkliən/

Buckleyan adjective: of or relating to William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008), American conservative writer and political commentator.

Adjective

Buckleyan (comparative more Buckleyan, superlative most Buckleyan)

  1. Of or relating to William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008), American conservative writer and political commentator.

Forms of Buckleyan

comparativemore Buckleyan
superlativemost Buckleyan

Origin of Buckleyan

From Buckley + -an.

Questions about Buckleyan

What does Buckleyan mean?
Buckleyan means of or relating to William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008), American conservative writer and political commentator.
What part of speech is Buckleyan?
Buckleyan is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Buckleyan?
Buckleyan is pronounced /ˈbʌkliən/.

Words near Buckleyan in the dictionary

  1. Buckley's and none
  2. Buckley's and Nunn
  3. Buckley's chance
  4. Buckley's hope
  5. Buckley's rule
  6. Buckleyan
  7. Buckleyesque
  8. Buckleys
  9. Bucklin
  10. buckling
  11. buckling down

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