Ossianic

[ os-ee-an-ik, osh-ee- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
2. grandiloquent; bombastic.

Ossianic

/ ˌɒsɪˈænɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or reminiscent of Ossian, a legendary Irish hero and bard of the 3rd century a.d

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ossianic¹

First recorded in 1800–10; Ossian + -ic

Example Sentences

So far as the direct study of Celtic poetry was concerned the Ossianic controversy was unquestionably a misfortune.

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Ossianic, os-i-an′ik, adj. pertaining to Ossian or the poems dubiously attributed to him.

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His eyes were bluish-gray and very animated—when his hair was tossed by the wind there was something Ossianic-demoniac about him.

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We must now turn our attention to the later heroic cycle, commonly called the Fenian or Ossianic.

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In this text we have the framework common to so much of the later Ossianic literature.

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