FALSTAFFIAN


Meaning of FALSTAFFIAN in English

/ fɔːlˈstaːfiən; NAmE -ˈstæf/ adjective

( literary ) fat, cheerful and eating and drinking a lot :

My uncle was a Falstaffian figure.

ORIGIN: From Sir John Falstaff, a character in several plays by William Shakespeare.

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