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Clausewitzian

Clausewitzian adjective: adhering to or described by the military theory of Carl von Clausewitz.

Adjective

Clausewitzian (comparative more Clausewitzian, superlative most Clausewitzian)

  1. Adhering to or described by the military theory of Carl von Clausewitz.
    • The Jominian and Clausewitzian conceptions, with their checkerboard and geometrical analogies, were plausible enough when applied to the medium sized armies operating in the French-German-Italian theatre of the Napoleonic period.1916 January, Arthur L. Conger, “Moltke's Plans of Campaign”, in Military Historian and Economist, volume 1, page 297
    • It was a campaign of disruption, conceived and conducted along classic, Clausewitzian lines.1958, Paul Kecskemeti (RAND Corporation), Strategic Surrender: The Politics of Victory and Defeat, Stanford University Press, 31

Forms of Clausewitzian

comparativemore Clausewitzian
superlativemost Clausewitzian

Origin of Clausewitzian

From Clausewitz + -ian.

Questions about Clausewitzian

What does Clausewitzian mean?
Clausewitzian means adhering to or described by the military theory of Carl von Clausewitz.
What part of speech is Clausewitzian?
Clausewitzian is an adjective.

Words near Clausewitzian in the dictionary

  1. Clauser
  2. Clausers
  3. clauses
  4. Clausewitz
  5. Clausewitzean
  6. Clausewitzian
  7. clausidiid
  8. clausidiids
  9. clausification
  10. clausifier
  11. clausify

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