Unvictorian

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not characteristic of the Victorian era.

    "Queen Victoria, mother of nine herself, it is clear from her letters, had a rather unVictorian notion of the link between happiness in marriage and woman's burden of reproduction."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of unVictorian. alt-of, alternative

Example

More examples

"Queen Victoria, mother of nine herself, it is clear from her letters, had a rather unVictorian notion of the link between happiness in marriage and woman's burden of reproduction."

Etymology

From un- + Victorian.

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