Lawrentian
Americanadjective
noun
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a person who studies the works of D. H. Lawrence.
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an advocate or adherent of the philosophy of D. H. Lawrence.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Lawrentian
Example Sentences
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This is not what Anaïs Nin meant by literature—it is not poetic or psychoanalytic or Lawrentian.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 26, 2015
Alas, that train no longer operates in the off-season, so we rented a car, a betrayal of Lawrentian values — namely hunger, bad light, and sharing space with people who annoy you.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2014
He has an almost Lawrentian sense of smell.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2013
It wasn't, if you ask me, much good: he was too much invested; the ironic distance of his voice collapsed and it ended up being Lawrentian in the worst way.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2010
It was known that they would alter the Afghan policy of the Conservative Government, and that, as far as possible, they would revert to the Lawrentian policy of ignoring the region beyond the passes.
From The Life of Gordon, Volume II by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
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