Horatian
of or relating to Horace.
Prosody.
of, relating to, or resembling the poetic style or diction of Horace.
of, relating to, or noting a Horatian ode.
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How to use Horatian in a sentence
In this emblematical history of human life, he has taken his subjects from Horace; but certainly his conceptions are not Horatian.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Isaac D'IsraeliThese poems treated not upon the pleasures of wine and love—those fruitful and ever-varying subjects of the Horatian school.
Laboriously as he sought after perfection in his verse, he was never a master of the Horatian phrase.
The Art of Letters | Robert LyndHis acquaintance with the Latin poets was limited, and seldom does a Virgilian or Horatian expression occur in his verses.
Modern Spanish Lyrics | VariousWyatt was the first and last who succeeded in the genial, natural Horatian style.
British Dictionary definitions for Horatian
/ (həˈreɪʃən) /
of, relating to, or characteristic of Horace or his poetry
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