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Zapruderian

Zapruderian adjective: meticulous; obsessed.

Adjective

Zapruderian (comparative more Zapruderian, superlative most Zapruderian)

  1. (uncommon) meticulous; obsessed
    • We play and replay the last tinked-up note at the end of the solo, Zapruderian—cold as hell in my primer-coated van.2003, Daniel Nester, God Save My Queen: A Tribute, Soft Skull Press, →ISBN, page 79
    • Films existed of the fight which, analyzed in Zapruderian detail, had more or less resolved the question.2010 October 17, Roger Ebert, “The storyteller and the stallion”, in RogerEbert.com

Forms of Zapruderian

comparativemore Zapruderian
superlativemost Zapruderian

Origin of Zapruderian

From Zapruder + -ian, named after Abraham Zapruder (1905–1970).

Questions about Zapruderian

What does Zapruderian mean?
Zapruderian means meticulous; obsessed.
What part of speech is Zapruderian?
Zapruderian is an adjective.

Words near Zapruderian in the dictionary

  1. zaprinast
  2. zaprorid
  3. zaprorids
  4. Zapruder
  5. Zaprudered
  6. Zapruderian
  7. Zaprudering
  8. Zapruders
  9. Zaprudka
  10. zaps
  11. zaps over

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