What does "waltonian" mean?

Of or relating to Izaak Walton (c. 1594–1683), English writer and biographer, best known for The Compleat Angler, a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse.

How do you pronounce "waltonian"?

Pronounced //wɒlˈtəʊ.ni.ən//.

Waltonian

//wɒlˈtəʊ.ni.ən// adj

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Adjective

1
Of or relating to Izaak Walton (c. 1594–1683), English writer and biographer, best known for The Compleat Angler, a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. not-comparable

Etymology

From Walton + -ian.

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