WALPOLIAN


Meaning of WALPOLIAN in English

I. adjective

also wal·pol·ean (ˈ)wȯl|pōlēən sometimes (ˈ)wäl|-

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Horace Walpole died 1797 English man of letters + English -an

1. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Horace Walpole or his writings

a Walpolian letter writer

2.

[Robert Walpole died 1745 English statesman + English -an ]

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Robert Walpole or his political policies

turned them into sound Walpolean Whigs — J.H.Plumb

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Horace Walpole died 1797 + English -an, n. suffix

: an admirer or student of the writings of Horace Walpole

ardent Walpolians and collectors of private press issues — Saturday Review

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