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Murphian

Murphian adjective: of or pertaining to Ryan Murphy (born 1965), American television writer, director, and producer.

Adjective

Murphian (comparative more Murphian, superlative most Murphian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Ryan Murphy (born 1965), American television writer, director, and producer.
    • With a tighter, earlier Season 6 premiering Wednesday night on FX, fans can get their dose of Murphian horror without fear of interruption. But Murphy warns against considering this the new normal.2016 September 14, Joanna Robinson, “Ryan Murphy Reveals the Real Reason Behind American Horror Story’s Radical Re-invention”, in Vanity Fair
    • The Politician largely benefits from the heightened elements that are downright Murphian in tone and aesthetic: There’s no shortage of gloss, entitlement, absurdly decadent scenery, and intrigue, intrigue, intrigue.2019 September 23, Shannon Miller, “Ryan Murphy's The Politician is decadent, entertaining, but kind of a mess”, in The A.V. Club

Forms of Murphian

comparativemore Murphian
superlativemost Murphian

Origin of Murphian

From Murphy + -ian.

Questions about Murphian

What does Murphian mean?
Murphian means of or pertaining to Ryan Murphy (born 1965), American television writer, director, and producer.
What part of speech is Murphian?
Murphian is an adjective.

Words near Murphian in the dictionary

  1. MURP
  2. Murph
  3. Murphey
  4. Murpheys
  5. Murphia
  6. Murphian
  7. Murphied
  8. murphies
  9. Murphree
  10. Murphrees
  11. murphy

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