ˈcheˈkōvēən, -ȯv, -äv-, ˈcheˌkȯfē- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov died 1904 Russ. writer + English -ian
: suggestive of the characterization or atmosphere (as of frustration and introspective complexity) in the plays and short stories of the Russian writer Chekhov
a worrier of Chekhovian proportions — Herbert Mitgang