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Addisonian

[ ad-uh-soh-nee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Joseph Addison or his works.
  2. fluent and clear in literary style.
  3. of or relating to Addison's disease.


noun

  1. one who studies the works of Joseph Addison.

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Example Sentences

That's right—he recommended that he be given steroids because he was an Addisonian—that's what he said.

The Judge in his unofficial capacity whistled softly at this Addisonian language, but Charlotte went on undisturbed.

He complains gently in his Addisonian way of the inconvenience to which he was put for want of funds.

All the letters have this preternatural solemnity, as if each was a study in style after the favorite Addisonian model.

Masters of the Addisonian art are few but those few almost atone for the general lack of polish.

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AddisonAddison's disease