Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characterized by joviality and conviviality.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling Falstaff, the fat knight in Shakspere's “Henry IV.” and “Merry Wives of Windsor”; hence, corpulent; convivial; boasting; lying brazenly; coarsely jovial, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective of or pertaining to
falstaff , a character in Shakespeare's plays.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
corpulent andjolly - adjective Of or pertaining to the traits of the
comic characterFalstaff
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or resembling Falstaff
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Swearing is now pretty rare (I swear to God!), though it used to be more common (in Falstaffian oaths such as ’Sblood! — “by God’s blood” — or Zounds! — “by God’s wounds”).
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Swearing is now pretty rare (I swear to God!), though it used to be more common (in Falstaffian oaths such as ’Sblood! — “by God’s blood” — or Zounds! — “by God’s wounds”).
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Toby is an impecunious relative of Olivia's and a kind of Falstaffian moocher whose continued presence in the house is a drain on Olivia's patience and her pocketbook.
Shakespeare Bevington, David 2002
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To be "Falstaffian" is to delight in excess: a Falstaffian night out is more likely a stag party or a booze-up after a big football victory than an elegant soirée.
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Members assimilated in hearty courtesy of a Falstaffian Bard's birthday take a break of final Apr hosted by Messrs. Friedman, Madeira, as good as Pope.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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The Enquirer had spent weeks shadowing Edwards' Falstaffian aide Andrew Young and Rielle Hunter in a North Carolina gated community before finally publishing the story that she was pregnant with the candidate's baby.
David Perel: Technology & Psychology: The Never-Before-Revealed Details of Why John Edwards Finally Confessed to His Affair David Perel 2011
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They bicker constantly, Clemen's Falstaffian appetites and uncontrollable bodily urges clashing with the priggishness and military discipline of Jimmy, a former air-force officer, and their ill-tempered dialogues are often hilarious.
Adios, Warlock Joshua Lustig 2011
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The Enquirer had spent weeks shadowing Edwards' Falstaffian aide Andrew Young and Rielle Hunter in a North Carolina gated community before finally publishing the story that she was pregnant with the candidate's baby.
Technology <![CDATA[&]]> Psychology: The Never-Before-Revealed Details of Why John Edwards Finally Confessed to His Affair David Perel 2011
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His eyes sparkling with humour, intelligence, and mischief, he was a man of Falstaffian charm and love of life who adored Henry and Alex.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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Members assimilated in hearty courtesy of a Falstaffian Bard's birthday take a break of final Apr hosted by Messrs. Friedman, Madeira, as good as Pope.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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