SWIFTIAN


Meaning of SWIFTIAN in English

ˈswiftēən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Jonathan Swift died 1745 English satirist + English -ian

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Jonathan Swift or his writings ; specifically : satirizing with bitter often savage irony the weakness and corruption of the human race

a Swiftian satire

Swiftian morality

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