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Byronish

Byronish adjective: resembling or characteristic of British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) or his writings.

Adjective

Byronish (comparative more Byronish, superlative most Byronish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) or his writings.

Synonyms of Byronish

Forms of Byronish

comparativemore Byronish
superlativemost Byronish

Origin of Byronish

From Byron + -ish. Piecewise doublet of Byronesque.

Questions about Byronish

What does Byronish mean?
Byronish means resembling or characteristic of British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) or his writings.
What part of speech is Byronish?
Byronish is an adjective.

Words near Byronish in the dictionary

  1. Byronic heroine
  2. Byronic heroines
  3. Byronic heros
  4. Byronically
  5. Byronics
  6. Byronish
  7. Byronism
  8. Byronisms
  9. Byronist
  10. Byronists
  11. Byronize

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