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Theophrastian, a.|θiːəʊˈfræstɪən|
Also -an, -ean.
[f. L. Theophrastus, a. Gr. θεόϕραστος, a Greek philosopher of Eresus in Lesbos (4th c. b.c.) + -ian.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Theophrastus or his writings, esp. his Characters, a set of thirty sketches on disagreeable aspects of human behaviour. So Theoˈphrastic, † Theoˈphrastical adjs.
1662J. Sparrow tr. J. Boehme in Remainder of Bks.: Apol. conc. Perfection 132 Not Tinctured, according to the Cabalisticall, Theophrasticall, Roso-Crucian kind. 1924Public Opinion 18 Jan. 53/2 Some charming little essay or Theophrastan Study. 1926Glasgow Herald 8 Apr. 4 One of the earliest [Characters] which has the true Theophrastian ring. 1928Observer 12 Feb. 4 Some of these Theophrastic ‘characters’ are very charming. 1962W. & M. Kneale Devel. Logic iv. 190 Any account of modal syllogisms, either Aristotelian or Theophrastean. |