hears·ti·an \ˈhərstēən\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: William Randolph Hearst died 1951 American newspaper publisher + English -ian : of, relating to, or resembling the journalistic style or methods or the intense nationalism associated with the publisher William R. Hearst and his publications < as chauvinistic, or Hearstian, as ever — Ted Oster > < the comic strip and other variegated features of the Hearstian type — Vanity Fair >