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Spillanian

Spillanian adjective: of or relating to Mickey Spillane (1918–2006), American author of hard-boiled crime fiction.

Adjective

Spillanian (comparative more Spillanian, superlative most Spillanian)

  1. Of or relating to Mickey Spillane (1918–2006), American author of hard-boiled crime fiction.

Forms of Spillanian

comparativemore Spillanian
superlativemost Spillanian
alternative formSpillanean

Origin of Spillanian

From Spillane + -ian.

Questions about Spillanian

What does Spillanian mean?
Spillanian means of or relating to Mickey Spillane (1918–2006), American author of hard-boiled crime fiction.
What part of speech is Spillanian?
Spillanian is an adjective.

Words near Spillanian in the dictionary

  1. spillages
  2. Spillane
  3. Spillanean
  4. Spillanes
  5. Spillanesque
  6. Spillanian
  7. spillback
  8. spillbacks
  9. spilled
  10. spilled ink
  11. spilled juice

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