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Shelleyan

[ shel-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. Also Shelli·an. of, relating to, or characteristic of Percy Bysshe Shelley or his works.


noun

  1. a student or admirer of the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Shelleyan1

First recorded in 1840–50; Shelley + -an

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Example Sentences

A subsequent passage of his second Shelleyan paper indicates that this was the case.

And yet the Shelleyan enthusiasts go on stubbornly asserting that the poets conduct had nothing to do with the decision.

But critical persons will be less readily satisfied of the truth of any such story than the Shelleyan enthusiasts imagine.

Is there any reason to fear that the extreme Shelleyan Socialists will ever see the accomplishment of their desire?

But though they are foredoomed to failure, the Shelleyan Socialists have done and are doing no little harm to individuals.

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ShelleyShelley, Percy Bysshe