Falstaffian
[ fawl-staf-ee-uhn ]
/ fɔlˈstæf i ən /
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adjective
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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falsifiable, falsification, falsify, falsity, Falstaff, Falstaffian, Falster, faltboat, falter, Falun, Falun Gong
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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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