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Morrisian

Morrisian adjective: of or relating to William Morris (1834–1896), English writer, artist and socialist activist.

Adjective

Morrisian (comparative more Morrisian, superlative most Morrisian)

  1. Of or relating to William Morris (1834–1896), English writer, artist and socialist activist.
    • a Morrisian utopia
  2. Of or relating to Jan Morris (1926–2020), Welsh writer and journalist.
    • The port of embarkation for a postjournalistic life was Venice, and the first recognisably Morrisian work was a biography of the city (1960), “less a case of finding a voice and more the voice finding something that was right for it”.2020 November 20, Veronica Horwell, “Jan Morris obituary”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of Morrisian

comparativemore Morrisian
superlativemost Morrisian

Origin of Morrisian

From Morris + -ian.

Questions about Morrisian

What does Morrisian mean?
Morrisian means of or relating to William Morris (1834–1896), English writer, artist and socialist activist.
What part of speech is Morrisian?
Morrisian is an adjective.

Words near Morrisian in the dictionary

  1. Morrisette
  2. Morrisettes
  3. Morrisey
  4. Morriseys
  5. Morrish
  6. Morrisian
  7. morrising
  8. Morrisism
  9. Morrisite
  10. Morrisites
  11. Morrison

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