Guardianesque

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Reminiscent of The Guardian, a left-wing British daily national newspaper.

    "A right-wing factionalist in the 1980s, he had become unpopular with the Guardianesque social workers and doctors by siding with the parents in the Cleveland child abuse scandal."

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"A right-wing factionalist in the 1980s, he had become unpopular with the Guardianesque social workers and doctors by siding with the parents in the Cleveland child abuse scandal."

Etymology

From guardian + -esque.

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