Popian

adjective

Pop·​i·​an

variants or less commonly Popean

ˈpōpēən 

: of, relating to, or resembling Alexander Pope or his poetry

the fashionable Popian couplet

—George Saintsbury

Word History

Etymology

Alexander Pope †1744 English poet + -ian, -an

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Rhymes for Popian

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