polymathic
- a word derived from polymath.
Example Sentences
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In The Times, critic David Kipen hailed Pynchon’s classic style as “Olympian, polymathic, erudite, antically funny, often beautiful, at times gross, at others incredibly romantic, never afraid to challenge or even confound.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Monuments remain a critical part of Alexander’s polymathic life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
That track was released the same year as Childish Gambino’s visceral song and video “This Is America,” and Stipe saw them as powerful, complementary visions of Black pain from polymathic artists.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
Here, he came to admire the work of Elizabeth LeCompte, the pioneering director known for her role shaping the work of Spalding Gray, the polymathic performance artist.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
A noted raconteur and a popular speaker, Mr. O’Doherty bore his erudition and polymathic talents as lightly as the Irish lilt that remained in his voice, even decades after he settled in Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2022
