Bolshevistic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- Bolshevistically adverb
- anti-Bolshevistic adjective
- bolshevistically adverb
- non-Bolshevistic adjective
- pro-Bolshevistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of Bolshevistic
First recorded in 1915–20; Bolshevist + -ic
Example Sentences
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Therefore I shall not press such Bolshevistic suggestions but merely record them in order that I may some day have that supreme pleasure, if I live long enough, of saying 'I told you so.'
From Time Magazine Archive
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No taint of Bolshevistic snarling Poisons the atmosphere of Larling, And infants in the throes of teething Become seraphical at Seething.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14 by Various
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