I. ˈshāvēən, -vyən noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Shavi us (latinized form of the name of George Bernard Shaw died 1950 British playwright, novelist, and critic) + English -an, n. suffix
: an admirer or devotee of G. B. Shaw, his writings, or his theory of social and political organization
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Shavi us + English -an, adjective suffix
: of, relating to, or characteristic of G. B. Shaw or his writings
Shavian wit
this gem of Shavian perspicacity — Newsweek
a fresh setting, a Shavian philosophy and a modern meaning — Hesketh Pearson