Murdochianadj.1
/məːˈdɒkɪən/, U.S. /mərˈdɑkiən/ Characteristic of Iris Murdoch or her novels or philosophy.
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1963 Times 7 Mar. 15/3 More oddity, this time with somewhat Murdochian echoes, lies behind the goings-on at Prospect House.
1979 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 8 Feb. 20/1 The story, though rich in typically Murdochian devices, is a passionately moral one.
1991 Ethics 101 713 (note) The Murdochian view that awareness of moral reality is a moral task and accomplishment in its own right.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
Murdochianadj.2
/məːˈdɒkɪən/, U.S. /mərˈdɑkiən/ Characteristic of Rupert Murdoch or his business enterprises, esp. in publishing, journalism, and broadcasting.
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1977 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 11 Jan. 4/1 Such Murdochian methods as running, on the day Mao Tse-tung died, a front-page story on the subject ‘Thugs Hijack Beauty Salon’.
1991 Village Voice (N.Y.) 29 Jan. 25/4 ‘A star-spangled display of lethal fire’, one British correspondent dubs..[the Desert Storm bombings], with Murdochian élan.
2001 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Mar. 20 The resilience of the British book industry is quite astonishing:..a million books in print; 35,000 publishers from the Murdochian to the minute.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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