Falstaffian
[fawl-staf-ee-uh n]
- of, relating to, or having the qualities of Falstaff, especially his robust, bawdy humor, good-natured rascality, and brazen braggadocio: Falstaffian wit.
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Origin of Falstaffian
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Examples from the Web for falstaffian
Contemporary Examples
He was trying to sell the case for military action with the testimonial equivalent of Falstaffian soliloquies.
Historical Examples
But I checked him in that Falstaffian vein, urging considerations of time and cookery.
The Uncommercial TravellerCharles Dickens
Why the hacking of the Falstaffian sword with the Falstaffian dagger?
The Life Of Sir John FalstaffRobert B. Brough
Yet he contains the Falstaffian elements and preciously preserves them.
A Novelist on NovelsW. L. George
Aurora, in the vein of funny stories, could upon occasion be Falstaffian.
Aurora the MagnificentGertrude Hall
He was not far to fetch, and he was in a humor of Falstaffian heartiness.
What Will People Say?Rupert Hughes
Falstaffian
- jovial, plump, and dissolute
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Word Origin
C19: after Sir John Falstaff, a character in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts I–II (1597)
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