Shakesperian

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Archaic spelling of Shakespearean. alt-of, archaic

    "I could have spoken in blank verse of Shakesperian beauty, all sorts of great ideas flashed through my mind; it was as though the bonds of my flesh had been loosened and left the spirit free to soar to the empyrean of its native power."

Example

More examples

"I could have spoken in blank verse of Shakesperian beauty, all sorts of great ideas flashed through my mind; it was as though the bonds of my flesh had been loosened and left the spirit free to soar to the empyrean of its native power."

Etymology

From Shakespere + -ian.

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