Austenish

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of Austenian (“reminiscent of the works of Jane Austen (1775–1817), English novelist noted for realism and biting social commentary”).

    "And she gives us the peculiarly Austenish pleasure of watching good, intelligent, and articulate people work their way through much painful error to the relief of shared understanding."

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austenianmiss austenish

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"And she gives us the peculiarly Austenish pleasure of watching good, intelligent, and articulate people work their way through much painful error to the relief of shared understanding."

Etymology

From Austen + -ish. Piecewise doublet of Austenesque.

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