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Roethkian

Roethkian is the alternative form of Roethkean.

Meaning of Roethkean

Adjective

Roethkean (comparative more Roethkean, superlative most Roethkean)

  1. Of or relating to Theodore Roethke (1908–1963), influential American poet whose work is characterized by its introspection, rhythm and natural imagery.

Forms of Roethkian

comparativemore Roethkian
superlativemost Roethkian

Origin of Roethkian

From Roethke + -ian.

Questions about Roethkian

What is Roethkian the alternative form of?
Roethkian is the alternative form of Roethkean.

Words near Roethkian in the dictionary

  1. roestone
  2. roestones
  3. Roetgen
  4. Roethke
  5. Roethkean
  6. Roethkian
  7. Roettger
  8. Roettgers
  9. Roevember
  10. roex
  11. Roexit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Roethkian (page history and authors); Roethkean (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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