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Hammettian

Hammettian adjective: of or pertaining to Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, a screenplay writer, and political activist.

Adjective

Hammettian (comparative more Hammettian, superlative most Hammettian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, a screenplay writer, and political activist.

Forms of Hammettian

comparativemore Hammettian
superlativemost Hammettian

Origin of Hammettian

From Hammett + -ian.

Questions about Hammettian

What does Hammettian mean?
Hammettian means of or pertaining to Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, a screenplay writer, and political activist.
What part of speech is Hammettian?
Hammettian is an adjective.

Words near Hammettian in the dictionary

  1. Hammes
  2. Hammett
  3. Hammett acidity function
  4. Hammett acidity functions
  5. Hammettesque
  6. Hammettian
  7. hammie
  8. hammier
  9. hammies
  10. hammiest
  11. Hammill

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