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Galsworthian, a.|gɔːlzˈwɜːðɪən|
[f. the name of John Galsworthy (1867–1933), English novelist and playwright.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of John Galsworthy or his work.
1912Eng. Rev. June 494 A grim, almost Galsworthian, unpleasantness. 1928Daily Express 24 May 10/6 A tight-lipped Galsworthian pessimist like the Duke of Wellington or Lord Kitchener. 1936Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Oct. 789/1 For her fellow-mortals..she has an almost Galsworthian compassion. |