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Wellsian, a. (and n.)|ˈwɛlzɪən|
Also Wellsean.
[f. the name of H. G. Wells (1866–1946) + -ian.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the ideas and writings of H. G. Wells, esp. in his science fiction, social comment, etc. Occas. as n., a devotee or follower of H. G. Wells.
1912Westm. Gaz. 9 Nov. 4/2 The delightful comments on the Wellsian philosophy. 1916J. Freeman Moderns 93 The extension of such a rigid word as morality, until it includes its own contradictions, is typically Wellsean. 1916G. B. Shaw Pygmalion 200 The new-born Wellsian had to find her bearings almost as ridiculously as a baby. 1923A. Huxley Antic Hay iv. 55 ‘Let me put you down for a couple of pairs [of pneumatic trousers].’ Mr. Mercaptan shook his head. ‘Too Wellsian,’ he said. ‘Too horribly Utopian.’ 1946R. G. Collingwood Idea of Hist. 252 Some Wellsian machine for looking backwards through time. 1962E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) lxvi. 503 One Wellsian exhibit showed the long-range plan of a canal and river system which would virtually encircle China. 1977M. Drabble Ice Age i. 69 He thought of a Wellsian paradise, a Welwyn Garden City, with neat boxes. |