Chaucerian

American  

[chaw-seer-ee-uhn] / tʃɔˈsɪər i ən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Chaucer's writings.

   Chaucerian wit.

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noun

1. a scholar devoted to the study of Chaucer and his writings.

Chaucerian British  

/ tʃɔːˈsɪərɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer

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noun

1. an imitator of Chaucer, esp one of a group of 15th-century Scottish writers who took him as a model

2. 1. an admirer of Chaucer's works

   2. a specialist in the study or teaching of Chaucer

Other Word Forms

• non-Chaucerian adjective
• post-Chaucerian adjective
• pre-Chaucerian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Chaucerian

First recorded in 1650–60; Chaucer + -ian

Example Sentences

But he glimpsed something new in them: that these songs were our Chaucerian saga, our tarot cards, our Odyssey, our blues, our soul music.

From BBC

And Last: New doctrines: Carnahan’s Rule of Three: The longer one works to bring ironic Talmudic allusion and elegant Chaucerian wit to one’s entry, the greater the likelihood the winner will feature “drool,” “snot” or “poopy.”

From Washington Post

Dwight Garner, in a review for The New York Times, called it “Chaucerian in its brio.”

From New York Times

Smith wanted to maintain as many Chaucerian elements as possible in her adaptation, she said, and the contours of the story remain the same, while the play’s dialogue is written in verse couplets.

From New York Times

“The Chair” is a feast for English geeks, crammed with Melville trivia and Chaucerian sex jokes.

From New York Times