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Southwellian

Southwellian adjective: of or relating to Robert Southwell (c. 1561–1595), English Jesuit, poet, and Catholic martyr.

Adjective

Southwellian (comparative more Southwellian, superlative most Southwellian)

  1. Of or relating to Robert Southwell (c. 1561–1595), English Jesuit, poet, and Catholic martyr.

Forms of Southwellian

comparativemore Southwellian
superlativemost Southwellian

Origin of Southwellian

From Southwell + -ian.

Questions about Southwellian

What does Southwellian mean?
Southwellian means of or relating to Robert Southwell (c. 1561–1595), English Jesuit, poet, and Catholic martyr.
What part of speech is Southwellian?
Southwellian is an adjective.

Words near Southwellian in the dictionary

  1. southwardly
  2. southwards
  3. Southwark
  4. Southwater
  5. Southwell
  6. Southwellian
  7. southwest
  8. Southwest Asia
  9. Southwest Asian
  10. Southwest Asians
  11. southwest by south

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