Johnsonian
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Samuel Johnson or his works.
Johnsonianism
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a word derived from
Johnsonian.
Example Sentences
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It generally affected the prose style of eighteenth century romance, and was a direct antidote to Johnsonianism in the imaginative literature.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes
To the young man fed upon the penny precepts and staple Johnsonianism of English literature, and upon what is generally doled out in the schools and colleges, it is a surprise; it is a revelation.
From Birds and Poets : with Other Papers by John Burroughs
