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- adjective Of or relating to John Galsworthy (1867–1933), English novelist and playwright.
Etymologies
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Galsworthy + -an
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Examples
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No one less like a Galsworthian character ever existed.
Surprised by Joy Lewis, C. S. 1955
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Moreover, besides Rushdie's, another of the complaints against Scott's work is that it exudes what Anthony Thwaite once called "a Galsworthian smell of overfurnished blandness".
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The nuanced playing gave his starchy gravitas a truly Galsworthian pathos.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Louise Levene 2011
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