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Scarronian

Scarronian adjective: of or relating to Paul Scarron (1610–1660), French poet, dramatist, and novelist.

Adjective

Scarronian (comparative more Scarronian, superlative most Scarronian)

  1. Of or relating to Paul Scarron (1610–1660), French poet, dramatist, and novelist.

Forms of Scarronian

comparativemore Scarronian
superlativemost Scarronian

Origin of Scarronian

From French Scarron + -ian.

Questions about Scarronian

What does Scarronian mean?
Scarronian means of or relating to Paul Scarron (1610–1660), French poet, dramatist, and novelist.
What part of speech is Scarronian?
Scarronian is an adjective.

Words near Scarronian in the dictionary

  1. scarrier
  2. scarriest
  3. scarring
  4. scarringly
  5. scarrings
  6. Scarronian
  7. Scarrow
  8. scarry
  9. scars
  10. Scarsbrook
  11. Scarsdale

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