Chesterfieldian
adjective
Ches·ter·field·i·an
: of, relating to, or befitting the writings or the attitudes of Chesterfield, distinguished for his elegant manners and for his Letters to his son in which he expounded his principles of conduct said to reflect sharply the pragmatic morality of the age
Word History
Etymology
Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield †1773 English statesman & man of letters + English -ian
- break someone's fall
- break someone's heart
- break step
- break stride
- break sweat
- break the back of
- break the bank
- break the ice
- break the law
- break the mold
- break the news
- break the record
- break the sabbath
- break the sound barrier
- break the spell
- break the truce
- break time
- break up
- break wind
- break with
- break with precedent
- break-bulk
- break-bulk point
- break-dance
- break-dancer