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Sirkian

Sirkian adjective: of or relating to Douglas Sirk (1897–1987), German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s.

Adjective

Sirkian (comparative more Sirkian, superlative most Sirkian)

  1. Of or relating to Douglas Sirk (1897–1987), German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s.
    • Fear Eats the Soul is tender and beautiful, a Sirkian melodrama poignantly strung on the social prejudices of race, colour and age.2023 April 9, Anthony Quinn, “Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors by Ian Penman – a freewheeling and insightful study of the film-maker’s allure”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of Sirkian

comparativemore Sirkian
superlativemost Sirkian

Origin of Sirkian

From Sirk + -ian.

Questions about Sirkian

What does Sirkian mean?
Sirkian means of or relating to Douglas Sirk (1897–1987), German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s.
What part of speech is Sirkian?
Sirkian is an adjective.

Words near Sirkian in the dictionary

  1. sirkars
  2. Sirkeci
  3. sirkeer
  4. sirkeers
  5. sirki
  6. Sirkian
  7. sirkies
  8. sirkis
  9. Sirks
  10. sirky
  11. Sirleaf

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