Banksian en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English Banks 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 Banksian From Banks + -ian.
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist.
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Of or pertaining to Iain Banks (born 1954) or his writings, most notably a utopian style of science fiction.
Naturally it's compulsive Banksian reading, with lashings of gore, squalor, poison, torture and philosophy.
2003, David Langford, Up Through an Empty House of Stars, page 214:[…]the recurring motif of war and its symbolic Banksian appendage, the figure of the castle[…]
2007, Ian Brown, The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature, page 255:And it is in the character and story of Abel that this element of Banksian self-parody shows itself most clearly […]
Books in Scotland (issues 63-68, page 4)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most Banksian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more Banksian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |