Baudelairean

adjective

Baud·​e·​lair·​ean bōd-ˈler-ē-ən 

ˌbō-də-

variants or less commonly Baudelairian

bōd-ˈler-ē-ən, 

ˌbō-də-

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Baudelaire or his writings

Word History

Etymology

Charles Pierre Baudelaire †1867 French poet + English -an

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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