Byronic

[ bahy-ron-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Lord Byron.
2. possessing the characteristics of Byron or his poetry, especially romanticism, melancholy, and melodramatic energy.

Other Words From

• By·roni·cal·ly adverb
• By·ron·ism [bahy, -r, uh, -niz-, uh, m], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Byronic¹

First recorded in 1815–25; Byron + -ic

Example Sentences

Adam Mickiewicz waged a war for Polish independence on what were essentially Byronic principles.

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Edward, on the other hand, is a brooding, self-absorbed Byronic hero with ice-cold hands.

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Then arose that mighty race of Romantic poets who proclaimed with Byronic fire the gospel of nature and passion.

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If at Terni we see the Velino "cleave the wave-worn precipice," the Byronic lines murmur along our lips.

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That he became angry, scornful, and Byronic on the spot need surprise nobody.

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When she was a romantic young girl—for young girls were romantic seventy years ago—Spain obsessed the Byronic caste of mind.

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And was this new poet Byronic,And clever, and naughty, or how?

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