Plutarchian

[ ploo-tahr-kee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.
2. characteristic of or resembling a biography by Plutarch or its subject:

   a life worthy of Plutarchian description; a deed of Plutarchian splendor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Plutarchian¹

First recorded in 1855–60; Plutarch + -ian

Example Sentences

In the Plutarchian method there was ever a snare, and I have come near treading in it.

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