Morrisian

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to William Morris (1834–1896), English writer, artist and socialist activist.

    "a Morrisian utopia"

  2. 2
    Of or relating to Jan Morris (1926–2020), Welsh writer and journalist.

    "The port of embarkation for a postjournalistic life was Venice, and the first recognisably Morrisian work was a biography of the city (1960), “less a case of finding a voice and more the voice finding something that was right for it”."

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"The port of embarkation for a postjournalistic life was Venice, and the first recognisably Morrisian work was a biography of the city (1960), “less a case of finding a voice and more the voice finding something that was right for it”."

Etymology

From Morris + -ian.

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