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   Fal·staff·i·an

   /fôlˈstafēən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or resembling Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff in being fat, jolly, and debauched: "a Falstaffian gusto for life"

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2. www.dictionary.com › browse › falstaffianFALSTAFFIAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Falstaffian definition: of, relating to, or having the qualities of Falstaff, especially his robust, bawdy humor, good-natured rascality, and brazen braggadocio. See examples of FALSTAFFIAN used in a sentence.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › falstaffianFalstaffian Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FALSTAFF is a fat, convivial, roguish character in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionFalstaffian adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

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   Definition of Falstaffian adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › falstaffian_adjFalstaffian adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What does the adjective Falstaffian mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective Falstaffian. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › falstaffianFALSTAFFIAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Falstaffian in British English (fɔːlˈstɑːfɪən) adjective jovial, plump, and dissolute

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › FalstaffianFalstaffian - definition of Falstaffian by The Free Dictionary

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   Define Falstaffian. Falstaffian synonyms, Falstaffian pronunciation, Falstaffian translation, English dictionary definition of Falstaffian. adj. Characterized by joviality and conviviality.

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › FalstaffianFalstaffian - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   May 27, 2024 · Falstaffian ( comparative more Falstaffian, superlative most Falstaffian) Having the traits of the comic character Falstaff: especially, corpulent and jolly . In battle, he self-deprecatingly recorded his own Falstaffian flight – 'fleeing is also an act of courage' – and probably the most 'strange and comic' scatological scene in military ...