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Waverleyan

Waverleyan adjective: of or relating to the Waverley Novels, a long series of popular novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).

Adjective

Waverleyan (comparative more Waverleyan, superlative most Waverleyan)

  1. Of or relating to the Waverley Novels, a long series of popular novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).

Forms of Waverleyan

comparativemore Waverleyan
superlativemost Waverleyan

Origin of Waverleyan

From Waverley + -an.

Questions about Waverleyan

What does Waverleyan mean?
Waverleyan means of or relating to the Waverley Novels, a long series of popular novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).
What part of speech is Waverleyan?
Waverleyan is an adjective.

Words near Waverleyan in the dictionary

  1. wavering
  2. waveringly
  3. waveringness
  4. waverings
  5. Waverley
  6. Waverleyan
  7. Waverly
  8. waverous
  9. wavers
  10. waversome
  11. Waverton

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