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Burchillian

Burchillian adjective: of or relating to Julie Burchill (born 1959), polemical British writer.

Adjective

Burchillian (comparative more Burchillian, superlative most Burchillian)

  1. Of or relating to Julie Burchill (born 1959), polemical British writer.
    • But it tells you all you need to know about Burchillian ethics: be beautiful, or be damned.1988, New Socialist
    • The ecological cause is showered with Burchillian vitriol — 'Green is politics for people who don't like people' — but the women's quarrel loses force when it strays on to men, self-oppression and the Third World.1990, London Theatre Record

Forms of Burchillian

comparativemore Burchillian
superlativemost Burchillian

Origin of Burchillian

From Burchill + -ian.

Questions about Burchillian

What does Burchillian mean?
Burchillian means of or relating to Julie Burchill (born 1959), polemical British writer.
What part of speech is Burchillian?
Burchillian is an adjective.

Words near Burchillian in the dictionary

  1. Burchettes
  2. Burchetts
  3. Burchfield
  4. Burchfields
  5. Burchill
  6. Burchillian
  7. Burchills
  8. Burchuladze
  9. Burciaga
  10. Burciagas
  11. Burckhard

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