Chesterfieldian

[ ches-ter-feel-dee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or like the 4th Earl of Chesterfield or his writings; elegant; urbane; suave.

Chesterfieldian

/ ˌtʃɛstəˈfiːldɪən /

adjective

1. of or like Lord Chesterfield; suave; elegant; polished

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chesterfieldian¹

First recorded in 1770–80; Chesterfield + -ian

Example Sentences

There, as he was saying good-by with a Chesterfieldian air, Tough plucked him by the sleeve.

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He made a bow which was Chesterfieldian and incidentally made answer, rattling it off with the swiftness of a boulevardier.

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The real wonder of it is that so many conductors come as near as they do to the Chesterfieldian standards.

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"Then you should know that your Chesterfieldian manners embarrass me," Elsa said impatiently as Millar bowed again before her.

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It was amusing, clean, and bristling with good-fellowship, though not wholly Chesterfieldian in character.

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