Cromwellian

[ krom-wel-ee-uhn, kruhm- ]

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
noting or pertaining to a style of English furnishings of the middle 17th century, characterized by austerity, the use of oak and leather, and simple, decorative moldings.

Origin of Cromwellian

First recorded in 1715–25; Cromwell + -ian

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The next year, in the same club, the Cromwellian, he would meet another shredder, Jeff Beck.
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Cromwellian traditions respecting the destruction of Clitheroe and Bury castles.
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From this period date three powerful satires on the state of affairs in Munster, and in particular on the Cromwellian settlers.
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The Cromwellian administration in Ireland effected a revolution unparalleled in history.
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In fact the Cromwellian commissioners did nothing more than carry out fully the principles of our present land code.
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And the consideration of this problem of Cromwellian psychology brought us to Wynd's Point.
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