Variant: or Shake · spear · ian also Shak · sper · ean or Shak · sper · ian
Pronunciation: sh ā k- ' spir- ē - ə n
Function: adjective
Date: 1755
1 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Shakespeare or his writings
2 : evocative of a theme, setting, or event from a work of Shakespeare < Shakespearean pageantry>