Adamsian

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Douglas Adams (1952–2001), English writer, humorist, and dramatist.

    "In the Adamsian worldview the legendary four horsemen, were they to arrive at all, would be far more worried about whether they ought to stop off for a hamburger before getting on with the job than anything to do with their actual work[…]"

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"In the Adamsian worldview the legendary four horsemen, were they to arrive at all, would be far more worried about whether they ought to stop off for a hamburger before getting on with the job than anything to do with their actual work[…]"

Etymology

From Adams + -ian.

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