Arnoldian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A supporter of the ideas of Matthew Arnold.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Arnold of Brescia.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to Matthew Arnold (1822–1888), British poet and cultural critic.

    "In the end, as Seabrook sees it, the law of Nobrow is simple: the Arnoldian criterion of ‘the best that is known and thought’ is long gone, and what rules is the Buzz principle of whatever is hot."

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"In the end, as Seabrook sees it, the law of Nobrow is simple: the Arnoldian criterion of ‘the best that is known and thought’ is long gone, and what rules is the Buzz principle of whatever is hot."

Etymology

From Arnold + -ian.

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