adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Icarian
1585–95; < Latin Īcari ( us ) (< Greek Īkários of Icarus ) + -an
Example Sentences
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Ask her if Icarian stew has any role in her love for me.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2015
The last Icarian Utopia, at Cloverdale, Calif., fizzled out in 1895.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the course of his Icarian career he has attempted a transatlantic flight, served in a black Emperor's air corps, planned an expedition to China to fight the Japanese.
From Time Magazine Archive
Minnesota's brash Democratic Senator Hubert Humphrey jumped up, expounded his own tax views, and was quickly routed when Millikin said: "That is an Icarian syllogism."
From Time Magazine Archive
We will now ascend in fancy on Icarian wing and take a view of Guiana in general.
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
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