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Smollettian

Smollettian adjective: of or pertaining to Tobias Smollett (1721–1771), Scottish poet and author best known for picaresque novels.

Adjective

Smollettian (comparative more Smollettian, superlative most Smollettian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Tobias Smollett (1721–1771), Scottish poet and author best known for picaresque novels.

Forms of Smollettian

comparativemore Smollettian
superlativemost Smollettian

Origin of Smollettian

From Smollett + -ian.

Questions about Smollettian

What does Smollettian mean?
Smollettian means of or pertaining to Tobias Smollett (1721–1771), Scottish poet and author best known for picaresque novels.
What part of speech is Smollettian?
Smollettian is an adjective.

Words near Smollettian in the dictionary

  1. Smolka
  2. Smolkas
  3. smoller
  4. smollest
  5. Smollett
  6. Smollettian
  7. smolt
  8. smoltification
  9. smoltified
  10. smoltifies
  11. smoltify

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