Shteyngartian
Shteyngartian adjective: relating or characteristic of the works of Soviet-born American writer Gary Shteyngart.
Adjective
Shteyngartian (comparative more Shteyngartian, superlative most Shteyngartian)
- Relating or characteristic of the works of Soviet-born American writer Gary Shteyngart.
- In a poor man's quesadilla, we learn, in a Shteyngartian detail, "the presence of cheese was literary: you opened one up and instead of adding melted cheese my mother had written the word 'cheese' on the surface of the tortilla."2014 February 28, Dwight Garner, “'Quesadillas,' by Juan Pablo Villalobos”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2020
Forms of Shteyngartian
| comparative | more Shteyngartian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Shteyngartian |
Origin of Shteyngartian
From Shteyngart + -ian.
Questions about Shteyngartian
- What does Shteyngartian mean?
- Shteyngartian means relating or characteristic of the works of Soviet-born American writer Gary Shteyngart.
- What part of speech is Shteyngartian?
- Shteyngartian is an adjective.
Words near Shteyngartian in the dictionary
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