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Websterian

[ web-steer-ee-uh n ]

/ wɛbˈstɪər i ən /

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adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of Daniel Webster, his political theories, or his oratory.

pertaining to or characteristic of Noah Webster or his dictionary.

Origin of Websterian

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; Webster + -ian

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for websterian

In our own Websterian phrase, England was henceforth "one and indivisible."
The Quest for a Lost Race|Thomas E. Pickett
Look at his winning smile, his Websterian brow, his eagle eye that saw Rockhaven afar!
Rockhaven|Charles Munn
Smith was an old-fashioned attorney of the Websterian sort, dignified, ponderous, and impressive.
The History of the Telephone|Herbert N. Casson
She had learned to write a grammatical sentence and spell in the good old Websterian way.
Edith and John|Franklin S. Farquhar

Websterian "probabilities" says that is not the derivation of "scale" at all, but no matter.
The World on Wheels and Other Sketches|Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor