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Chekhovian

[ che-koh-vee-uh n, -kaw-fee-, -kof-ee-; chek-aw-fee-uh n, -of-ee- ]

/ tʃɛˈkoʊ vi ən, -ˈkɔ fi-, -ˈkɒf i-; ˈtʃɛk ɔ fi ən, -ɒf i- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.

Origin of Chekhovian

First recorded in 1920–25; Chekhov + -ian

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for chekhovian

But at the same time there is a Chekhovian side of Coward waiting to be mined.
Rupert Everett Unleashed|Kevin Sessums|April 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Well, not quite Chekhovian, but it that Chekhovian moment of intimacy that just sort of wafts away.
My Conversation with John Updike|Barbara Probst Solomon|January 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But it is his prodigious fantasy that makes the point of his departure from the Chekhovian formula.
The Old House and Other Tales|Feodor Sologub
O, the overwhelming depth of these simple, ordinary, very Chekhovian words!
Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov|Maxim Gorky

His Chekhovian mots and those little traits that astonish us by their neatness and appositeness, he often took direct from life.
Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov|Maxim Gorky
He invented wonderful Chekhovian names, of which I now—alas!
Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov|Maxim Gorky