Falstaffian

[ fawl-staf-ee-uh n ]

/ fɔlˈstæf i ən /

adjective

of, relating to, or having the qualities of Falstaff, especially his robust, bawdy humor, good-natured rascality, and brazen braggadocio: Falstaffian wit.

Origin of Falstaffian

First recorded in 1800–10; Falstaff + -ian

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Examples from the Web for falstaffian

He was trying to sell the case for military action with the testimonial equivalent of Falstaffian soliloquies.
Syria: What Have We Learned?|Leslie H. Gelb|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But I checked him in that Falstaffian vein, urging considerations of time and cookery.
The Uncommercial Traveller|Charles Dickens
He was not far to fetch, and he was in a humor of Falstaffian heartiness.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
In doing this he reveals ethics, manners, and morals of a decidedly Falstaffian flavour.
Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592|Arthur Acheson

No man had a more delicate or subtle wit than Prentiss, or a more Falstaffian humor when it suited his purpose.
The International Weekly Miscellany, Volume I. No. 9.|Various
Yet he contains the Falstaffian elements and preciously preserves them.
A Novelist on Novels|W. L. George

British Dictionary definitions for falstaffian

Falstaffian

/ (fɔːlˈstɑːfɪən) /

adjective

jovial, plump, and dissolute

Word Origin for Falstaffian

C19: after Sir John Falstaff, a character in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts I–II (1597)

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