Websterian
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or characteristic of Daniel Webster, his political theories, or his oratory.
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pertaining to or characteristic of Noah Webster or his dictionary.
Etymology
Origin of Websterian
Example Sentences
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Mr. Pomerene, a solemn, bookish man with a Websterian manner, whose hobby is growing early table corn, is not a banker.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ratcliffe is "a great ponderous man, over six feet high, very . . . dignified," with "rather good features" and a bald Websterian head.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Websterian ideal of language as a careful garden of hardy perennials and occasional exotics, cultivated by a corps of devoted lexicographers, is consistently challenged by a weedy invasion of the vulgate.
From Time Magazine Archive
It recalls the tragedies before 1642, with their heroic love after the style of Beaumont and Fletcher, their horrors and incest following the Websterian school, and their emulation of famous passages in Shakespeare.
From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.
We can only say this: Let it be granted that there are two ways in which the Constitution can be fairly interpreted;—one, the Websterian method; the other, that of Mr. Calhoun.
From Famous Americans of Recent Times by Parton, James
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