Falstaffian
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Falstaffian
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Memorable figures include the town barber and perpetual bachelor, Jayber Crow, and the Falstaffian 300-pound farmer Ptolemy Proudfoot, who lives happily with his diminutive wife, Miss Minnie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Was this what led Hector to prowl all over Washington, drowning his sorrows in canine revelry, or did Hector’s Falstaffian excesses force Mrs. Cleveland’s hand?
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2021
It shows a gaunt Corbyn, staring fixedly ahead, alongside a chunky, Falstaffian Johnson, a mischievous smile on his lips.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2019
As played by the frenetically amusing Siguenza, he's also something of a stand-up comic, commenting on the action with a Falstaffian wit that's been given a fizzy Mexican Spanglish update.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2014
He is a Puritan with a passion for Beauty; he is a zealous reformer filled with Falstaffian mirth; he goes along the highway, singing and dancing, distributing tracts.
From The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century by William Lyon Phelps
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