Chekhovian
[che-koh-vee-uh n, -kaw-fee-, -kof-ee-; chek-aw-fee-uh n, -of-ee-]
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.
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Origin of Chekhovian
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Contemporary Examples
But at the same time there is a Chekhovian side of Coward waiting to be mined.
Well, not quite Chekhovian, but it that Chekhovian moment of intimacy that just sort of wafts away.
Historical Examples
He invented wonderful Chekhovian names, of which I now—alas!
Reminiscences of Anton ChekhovMaxim 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 ChekhovMaxim Gorky
O, the overwhelming depth of these simple, ordinary, very Chekhovian words!
Reminiscences of Anton ChekhovMaxim Gorky
But it is his prodigious fantasy that makes the point of his departure from the Chekhovian formula.
The Old House and Other TalesFeodor Sologub