Shavian

[ shey-vee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of George Bernard Shaw or his works: Shavian humor.

noun
  1. a specialist in the study of the works of George Bernard Shaw.

Origin of Shavian

1
1905–10; Shav- (Latinization of Shaw) + -ian

Other words from Shavian

  • Sha·vi·an·ism, noun

Words Nearby Shavian

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How to use Shavian in a sentence

  • He converses with Don Juan and a couple of other blas mortals, uttering Shavian iconoclasms with an air of courteous boredom.

  • The Shavian devil in contradistinction to the Baudelairian fiend does bitterly complain that he is so little appreciated on earth.

    Devil Stories | Various
  • It is now partly possible to justify the Shavian method of putting the explanations before the events.

    George Bernard Shaw | Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • This is the first case of the Shavian trick of turning on the romantic rationalists with their own rationalism.

    George Bernard Shaw | Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • But it is irritating to think what diamonds, what dazzling silver of Shavian wit has been sunk in such an out-of-date warship.

    George Bernard Shaw | Gilbert K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for Shavian

Shavian

/ (ˈʃeɪvɪən) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or like George Bernard Shaw, his works, ideas, etc

noun
  1. an admirer of Shaw or his works

Derived forms of Shavian

  • Shavianism, noun

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