Shavian
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An admirer of Shaw, or an advocate of his ideas.
- 2 an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works wordnet
- 1 Of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works. not-comparable
"Possibly more than any other Shavian character, Undershaft engenders critical disagreement and discussion, even among the other characters in the play who call him “wicked” and “immoral” and refer to him in Devilish terms such as “Mephistoles” and “The Prince of Darkness”."
- 2 Of or relating to the Shavian alphabet. not-comparable
"As late as the 1960s, Shaw's own Androcles and the Lion was published in his revised alphabet—but the fact that few people have even heard of the Shavian spelling reform shows how futile the effort has been."
- 1 of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works wordnet
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More examples"Possibly more than any other Shavian character, Undershaft engenders critical disagreement and discussion, even among the other characters in the play who call him “wicked” and “immoral” and refer to him in Devilish terms such as “Mephistoles” and “The Prince of Darkness”."
Etymology
From Latin Shavi(us) + -an (a Latinized form of Shaw), named after George Bernard Shaw.