Falstaffian
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Falstaffian
Example Sentences
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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
For a performer who was so comfortably Falstaffian, Gambon was remarkably supple in his emotional range, moving from tyrannical to tender with breathtaking ease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
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
His body was a wine-pipe or a rum puncheon, or something of that character, and had a truly Falstaffian air.
From The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
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