Spockian
Spockian adjective: related to, or characteristic of, Dr. Benjamin Spock or his parenting philosophy.
Adjective
Spockian (comparative more Spockian, superlative most Spockian)
- Related to, or characteristic of, Dr. Benjamin Spock or his parenting philosophy.
- The Spockian influence on motherhood-at-large is, today, almost legendary.1960, "Now 'Dr. Spock' Goes to the White House, The New York Times, 1960 December 4
- The Spockian ploy is to announce one's sins and then go right ahead and compound them. All the man does is shed a few crocodile tears over the parents' unhappy lot and then proceed directly with his blueprint for infantocracy.1968, Frederick C. Crews, The Patch Commission, page 25
- Synonyms:
- Spockish
- Related to, or characteristic of, the character Spock from Star Trek, especially in being emotionally detached.
- And you can see from the Spockian ears and the raised eyebrows, he had a positive Mephistophelian look.1989, Howard Aiken, “Early Inventors”, in Robert Slater, editor, Portraits in Silicon, The MIT Press, →ISBN
- She bit into tough, stringy meat that had a pungent, wild taste to it. "Interesting," she commented, attempting a Spockian neutrality.1997, Alex Matthews, Satan's Silence: The Second Cassidy McCabe Mystery, Intrigue Press, →ISBN, page 135
Examples of Spockian in a sentence
- The triumph of the Spockian dictum of a privatized child-rearing world, shorn of political concerns, may, in part, explain the vehemence with which Dr.1988, Nancy Pottishman Weiss, “Mother, the Invention of Necessity: Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care”, in N. Ray Hiner, Joseph M. Hawes...
- They seem to be more certain that desire can be gratified than that it can be aroused — a response that probably owes much to Spockian child-rearing.1990, Philip Elliot Slater, The Pursuit of Loneliness: American Culture at the Breaking Point, Beacon Press, →ISBN, page 100:
- There was no room for emotions in their Spockian formulation.2009, Paul Herr, Primal Management: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Nature to Drive High Performance, AMACOM, →ISBN, page 24:
Synonyms of Spockian
Forms of Spockian
| comparative | more Spockian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Spockian |
Origin of Spockian
From Spock + -ian.
Questions about Spockian
- What does Spockian mean?
- Spockian means related to, or characteristic of, Dr. Benjamin Spock or his parenting philosophy.
- How do you use Spockian in a sentence?
- The triumph of the Spockian dictum of a privatized child-rearing world, shorn of political concerns, may, in part, explain the vehemence with which Dr.
- What part of speech is Spockian?
- Spockian is an adjective.
Words near Spockian in the dictionary
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