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Johnsonian

[jon-soh-nee-uhn]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Samuel Johnson or his works.

  2. having the quality of Johnsonese.



noun

  1. a person who writes in the Johnsonian style.

  2. a teacher or critic who specializes in the works of Samuel Johnson.

Johnsonian

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Samuel Johnson, his works, or his style of writing

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • Johnsonianism noun
  • Johnsonianly adverb
  • post-Johnsonian adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of Johnsonian1

First recorded in 1785–95; Johnson + -ian
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Example Sentences

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In the coming days, the future of the Ukraine war may be decided, either by a show of Johnsonian courage or by Putin’s pals in the GOP.

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ā€œHe’s quite rare in being directly associated with both Cameron-Osborne austerity and Johnsonian hard Brexit,ā€ said Jonathan Portes, a professor of economics and public policy at Kings College London.

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Bob Dylan played off Mr. Saluga’s Johnsonian wordplay, and his own name change, in his 1979 song ā€œGotta Serve Somebody.ā€

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ā€œBut he has banished the much-ridiculed ā€˜Global Britain’ Johnsonian slogan, preferring to under-promise and over-deliver.

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This was a very Johnsonian example of self-promotion.

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