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Middle-earthian

Middle-earthian adjective: of, resembling, or characteristic of, Middle-earth.

Adjective

Middle-earthian (comparative more Middle-earthian, superlative most Middle-earthian)

  1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of, Middle-earth.
    • […] of Tolkien-related pamphlets and dissertations, episodes of a course in elementary Quenya, and lots of articles on classical allusions in Tolkien, Elvish military organization and other Middle-earthian details of life.1990, Mythprint: The Monthly Bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, page 7
    • And Macmillan hopes to cash in with its $29.95 Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia, by David Day, a handsome book that leaves few Middle-earthian stones unturned.1991 December 29, William A. Davis, “Hobbit-forming: One hundred years after J.R.R. Tolkien’s birth, his legendary creations – Gandalf and Bilbo and Frodo Baggins – still thrive in Middle-earth and...

Noun

Middle-earthian (plural Middle-earthians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Middle-earth.
    • The animation, in a style somewhere between Arthur Rackham’s and Disney gothic, is handsome enough to have furnished publisher Harry Abrams with a new, coffee-table edition of “The Hobbit,” and the voices of the characters—Orson Bean, John Huston, Richard Boone, Cyril Ritchard and Brother...1977 November 25, Alexander Keneas, “‘Rolling Stone’ a musical show to miss”, in Newsday, page 80A, column 2
    • Middle-earthians head for Mordor to destroy object in the fires.1994, Jack Umstatter, Hooked on Literature!: Ready-to-Use Activities & Materials to Spark Students’ Interest in Literature, Grades 9 & Up, Center for Applied Research in Education, →ISBN, page 156
    Synonyms:
    Middle-earther

Examples of Middle-earthian in a sentence

  • It’s where streams are blended that we find the most uniquely “Middle-earthian” expressions of evil.2003, Anne C. Petty, Tolkien in the Land of Heroes: Discovering the Human Spirit, Cold Spring Press, →ISBN, page 108:
  • It takes the online RPG experience, increasingly mired in repetitive gameplay mechanics and Middle-earthian game-worlds, and makes it seem new and exciting again.2004 spring, ZM, “Final Fantasy XI Online”, in Surge, page 110:
  • Apart from his unfinished essays on his created world, Tolkien drew Middle-earthian plants, textiles, and heraldic designs.2007, Kristin Thompson, The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 85:
  • My heartfelt thanks go to Marie-Noëlle Biemer, who has been the best and most reliable friend and proofreader since our Middle-earthian days in Giessen.2010, Nadia Majid, ‘My Mother was the Earth. My Father was the Sky.’: Myth and Memory in Maori Novels in English, Peter Lang, →ISBN, page...

Synonyms of Middle-earthian

Forms of Middle-earthian

Adjective
comparativemore Middle-earthian
superlativemost Middle-earthian
alternative formMiddle-Earthian
Noun
pluralMiddle-earthians

Origin of Middle-earthian

From Middle-earth + -ian.

Questions about Middle-earthian

What does Middle-earthian mean?
Middle-earthian means of, resembling, or characteristic of, Middle-earth.
How do you use Middle-earthian in a sentence?
It’s where streams are blended that we find the most uniquely “Middle-earthian” expressions of evil.
What part of speech is Middle-earthian?
Middle-earthian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Middle-earthian in the dictionary

  1. middle-clicks
  2. middle-distance
  3. middle-earth
  4. Middle-earther
  5. Middle-earthers
  6. Middle-earthian
  7. Middle-earthians
  8. middle-end
  9. middle-finger
  10. middle-fingered
  11. middle-fingering

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