Byronic
[ bahy-ron-ik ]
adjective
of or relating to Lord Byron.
possessing the characteristics of Byron or his poetry, especially romanticism, melancholy, and melodramatic energy.
Origin of Byronic
1Other words from Byronic
- By·ron·i·cal·ly, adverb
- By·ron·ism [bahy-ruh-niz-uhm], /ˈbaɪ rəˌnɪz əm/, noun
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How to use Byronic in a sentence
We rounded the Dragenfels and saw it frowning more Byronically than on the Bonn side, and altogether more impressive.
An Autobiography | Elizabeth ButlerBut at last he rose up against Fate; he cursed it Byronically.
Orientations | William Somerset Maugham
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