Macbethian
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (circa 1603-1607) about a regicide and the supernatural.
"This is a Macbethian Gothic, a subtype of the shilling shocker designed to thrill the reader with gory supernatural spectacle."
Example
More examples"This is a Macbethian Gothic, a subtype of the shilling shocker designed to thrill the reader with gory supernatural spectacle."
Etymology
From Macbeth + -ian.
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