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Scrutonian

UK/skɹuːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/US/skɹuˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Scrutonian adjective: of or relating to Roger Scruton (1944-2020), English philosopher specialising in aesthetics.

Adjective

Scrutonian (comparative more Scrutonian, superlative most Scrutonian)

  1. Of or relating to Roger Scruton (1944-2020), English philosopher specialising in aesthetics.
    • This uncertainty often appears in Beckettian criticism—take the Scrutonian hesitation over Beckett's 'characters (if characters they can be called)', or John Pilling's admission that, in Beckett, character can become an 'impossibly complicated matter'.2008, Sophie Ratcliffe, On Sympathy

Forms of Scrutonian

comparativemore Scrutonian
superlativemost Scrutonian

Origin of Scrutonian

From Scruton + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Scrutonian

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Questions about Scrutonian

What does Scrutonian mean?
Scrutonian means of or relating to Roger Scruton (1944-2020), English philosopher specialising in aesthetics.
What part of speech is Scrutonian?
Scrutonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Scrutonian?
Scrutonian is pronounced /skɹuːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Scrutonian in the dictionary

  1. scrutinyite
  2. scruto
  3. scrutoire
  4. scrutoires
  5. Scruton
  6. Scrutonian
  7. Scrutons
  8. scrutore
  9. scrutores
  10. Scrutton
  11. scruze

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