Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macaulayesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macaulayesque
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of Thomas Babington Macaulay.

Example Sentences

"I have only detected one error myself, but it is a very Macaulayesque one . He speaks of 'the oaks of Magdalen:' they are elms. There was no occasion to say anything but trees, but the temptation to say something particular was too strong. It makes one distrust all his descriptions, and[…]"
"Here again is the heroic figure, here again are the Macaulayesque paradoxes and the noisy but lucid style. Instead of a simple narration of what happens, Macaulay begins with a summary statement under which all that occurs through the length of two impressive and exciting chapters is noted[…]"

Etymology

From Macaulay + -esque.

Questions

What does macaulayesque mean?: Characteristic of Thomas Babington Macaulay.
Where does macaulayesque come from?: From Macaulay + -esque.

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