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Godwinian

Godwinian adjective: of or pertaining to William Godwin (1756–1836), English writer and political philosopher, an early advocate of utilitarianism and anarchism.

Adjective

Godwinian (comparative more Godwinian, superlative most Godwinian)

  1. Of or pertaining to William Godwin (1756–1836), English writer and political philosopher, an early advocate of utilitarianism and anarchism.

Forms of Godwinian

comparativemore Godwinian
superlativemost Godwinian

Origin of Godwinian

From Godwin + -ian.

Questions about Godwinian

What does Godwinian mean?
Godwinian means of or pertaining to William Godwin (1756–1836), English writer and political philosopher, an early advocate of utilitarianism and anarchism.
What part of speech is Godwinian?
Godwinian is an adjective.

Words near Godwinian in the dictionary

  1. Godwari
  2. godwilling
  3. Godwillings
  4. Godwin
  5. Godwin's law
  6. Godwinian
  7. godwink
  8. godwinks
  9. Godwins
  10. Godwinson
  11. godwit

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