Addisonian
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Joseph Addison or his works.
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fluent and clear in literary style.
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of or relating to Addison's disease.
noun
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Origin of Addisonian
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There are the Addisonian "Silence Dogood" letters with their gently satiric barbs at Harvard College, bits of local gossip, humorous anecdotes, and a masterful and intricate essay on the value of a paper currency.
From Time Magazine Archive
The extraordinary success of this book can be accounted for only by the curious taste of the time, which still reflected the more unworthy traditions of the Addisonian era.
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
I felt at once that I was in for the true Addisonian Oriental Apologue in all its hybrid incongruity.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 1, 1891 by Various
Several ingenious men were in the habit of writing little Addisonian essays for the paper, and Benjamin, hearing their conversation, was fired to try his own skill.
From Benjamin Franklin by Paul Elmer More
The list is a quaint bit of Addisonian satire, almost worthy to rank by the side of Sir Roger de Coverley.
From The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting by W. (William) Roberts
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