Beckettian
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A scholar of Samuel Beckett's writings.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the novelist and playwright Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) or his writings, noted for their bleak outlook and minimalism.
"The Beckettian progression appears occasionally: while Miss Counihan (static) is an omnivorous reader and Murphy (transitional) a strict non-reader, Cooper is an analphabete."
Example
More examples"The Beckettian progression appears occasionally: while Miss Counihan (static) is an omnivorous reader and Murphy (transitional) a strict non-reader, Cooper is an analphabete."
Etymology
From Beckett + -ian.