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Turveydropian

Turveydropian adjective: relating to or reminiscent of Mr. Turveydrop, an idle and conceited master of deportment who lives off his son's industry, in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House.

Adjective

Turveydropian (comparative more Turveydropian, superlative most Turveydropian)

  1. Relating to or reminiscent of Mr. Turveydrop, an idle and conceited master of deportment who lives off his son's industry, in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House.

Forms of Turveydropian

comparativemore Turveydropian
superlativemost Turveydropian

Origin of Turveydropian

From Turveydrop + -ian.

Questions about Turveydropian

What does Turveydropian mean?
Turveydropian means relating to or reminiscent of Mr. Turveydrop, an idle and conceited master of deportment who lives off his son's industry, in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House.
What part of speech is Turveydropian?
Turveydropian is an adjective.

Words near Turveydropian in the dictionary

  1. Turushkas
  2. turves
  3. Turvey
  4. Turvey Park
  5. Turveydrop
  6. Turveydropian
  7. Turveydrops
  8. Turveys
  9. Turville
  10. turwar
  11. Turán graph

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