Juvenalian
Juvenalian adjective: of or pertaining to the Roman poet Juvenal or to his (satirical) works or style.
Adjective
Juvenalian (comparative more Juvenalian, superlative most Juvenalian)
- Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Juvenal or to his (satirical) works or style.
- The satire here is more heavy-handed and the tone more Juvenalian than in any passage in the first volume.1986, Emory Elliott, Revolutionary Writers: Literature and Authority in the New Republic, 1725-1810, Oxford University Press, page 191
- The satiric voice, as Gadeken (2002) argues, is more Juvenalian in tone, but is confined almost exclusively to the narrator.2007, Joseph F. Bartolomeo, “14: Restoration and Eighteenth-century Satiric Fiction”, in Ruben Quintero, editor, A Companion to Satire, page 271
Forms of Juvenalian
| comparative | more Juvenalian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Juvenalian |
Origin of Juvenalian
From Juvenal + -ian.
Questions about Juvenalian
- What does Juvenalian mean?
- Juvenalian means of or pertaining to the Roman poet Juvenal or to his (satirical) works or style.
- What part of speech is Juvenalian?
- Juvenalian is an adjective.
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