Rowleyan
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of Rowleian.; Relating to the literary persona of Thomas Rowley.
"The work's increased use of Rowleyan language makes the act of reading unavoidably self-conscious as we can no longer rely on our usual ways of making sense of poetry."
- 2 Alternative form of Rowleian.; Relating to William Rowley.
Example
More examples"The work's increased use of Rowleyan language makes the act of reading unavoidably self-conscious as we can no longer rely on our usual ways of making sense of poetry."
Etymology
From Rowley + -an.
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