Byronic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/ (UK)
- /ˈbaɪrənɪk/ (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Byron + -ic.
Meanings
-
Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) or his writings.
This 34 letter word [supercaliflawjalisticexpialadoshus] is not to be found in the dictionary. Perhaps that is because Noah [Webster] couldn’t take time off from Byronic English themes to think up such a conglammeration.
1931 March 10, Helen Herman, “A-muse-ings”, in Syracuse Daily Orange, Syracuse, N.Y.: The Daily Orange Corporation [for the students of Syracuse University], →OCLC:You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff.
1877, Henry Kendall, “Ode to a Black Gin”, in The Australian Town and Country Journal, page 24:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Byronic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Byronic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Byronic hero · Byronically · Byronic heroine
Relateds
Synonyms
Byronian · Byronish · Byronesque
Translations (4)
fr byronien (Translations) · pl bajroniczny (Translations) · pl bajronowski (Translations) · pl bajroński (Translations)