Websterian
[web-steer-ee-uh n]
- pertaining to or characteristic of Daniel Webster, his political theories, or his oratory.
- pertaining to or characteristic of Noah Webster or his dictionary.
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Origin of Websterian
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In our own Websterian phrase, England was henceforth "one and indivisible."
The Quest for a Lost RaceThomas E. Pickett
She had learned to write a grammatical sentence and spell in the good old Websterian way.
Edith and JohnFranklin S. Farquhar
Websterian "probabilities" says that is not the derivation of "scale" at all, but no matter.
The World on Wheels and Other SketchesBenjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor
Toombs was a short, thick, heavy-set man of the Websterian type, and one of the South's most picturesque orators.
Under Four AdministrationsOscar S. Straus
I say it in all sincerity; he is a great and good man, a Websterian innkeeper, for he thoroughly understands the constitution.
Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander SelkirkJohn Ross Browne