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Carverian

Carverian adjective: of or relating to Raymond Carver (1938–1988), American writer of short stories and poems.

Adjective

Carverian (comparative more Carverian, superlative most Carverian)

  1. Of or relating to Raymond Carver (1938–1988), American writer of short stories and poems.

Forms of Carverian

comparativemore Carverian
superlativemost Carverian

Origin of Carverian

From Carver + -ian.

Questions about Carverian

What does Carverian mean?
Carverian means of or relating to Raymond Carver (1938–1988), American writer of short stories and poems.
What part of speech is Carverian?
Carverian is an adjective.

Words near Carverian in the dictionary

  1. carveols
  2. carveout
  3. carveouts
  4. carver
  5. Carver County
  6. Carverian
  7. carveries
  8. carvers
  9. carvery
  10. carves
  11. carves out

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