Aus·te·ni·an
| \ ˌȯ-ˈstē-nē-ən
, -ˈste-, ˌä- \
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Definition of Austenian
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Jane Austen or her writings
One of the reasons she is so readable is her Austenian talent for depicting domestic hypocrisies and drawing room cruelties. — Sandra Barwick, Evening Standard (London), 17 Jan. 1995 … her impressions of the voyage and plantation life are described in genteel, if convoluted, Austenian prose.— Mustapha Marrouchi, College Literature, 22 Mar. 2010
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“Austenian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Austenian. Accessed 27 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of Austenian was in 1893
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