Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falstaffian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: fal-staffi-an
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the traits of the comic character Falstaff: especially, corpulent and jolly.

Example Sentences

"In battle, he self-deprecatingly recorded his own Falstaffian flight – 'fleeing is also an act of courage' – and probably the most 'strange and comic' scatological scene in military history."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Falstaff Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Falstaffian From Falstaff + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Falstaffian (comparative) most Falstaffian (superlative)

Questions

What does falstaffian mean?: Having the traits of the comic character Falstaff: especially, corpulent and jolly.
Where does falstaffian come from?: Etymology tree English Falstaff Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Falstaffian From Falstaff + -ian.

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