Of or relating to the caution and avoidance of direct confrontation typical of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus.
Cautious or dilatory, as in taking action.
Of, relating to, or being a member of the Fabian Society, which was committed to gradual rather than revolutionary means for spreading socialist principles.
[Latin Fabiānus, after Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus.] Fa'bi·an n., Fa'bi·an·ism n., Fa'bi·an·ist n.
(fā'bē-ən) 