mar·lo·vi·an \(ˈ)mär|lōvēən\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Christopher Marlowe died 1593 English dramatist + English -ian 1.: of, relating to, or characteristic of Christopher Marlowe < a Marlovian fondness for exotic names — Louis MacNeice > 2.: of, relating to, or characteristic of the plays or poems of Marlowe < plays of the Marlovian genre — Alan Downer >