Hitlerian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌhɪtˈlɪ.ɹi.ən/
- /ˌhɪtˈlɜː.ɹi.ən/
Etymology
Etymology tree English Hitler 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 Hitlerian From Hitler + -ian.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or resembling Hitler (the German chancellor) or his actions.
[He had] an almost Hitlerian cowlick on his pale brow.
1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC, part 2, page 190:Cambodia was subjected to a genocide of Hitlerian proportions.
1987 May, “Playboy Interview: Prince Norodom Sihanouk”, in Playboy, volume 34, number 5, Chicago, Illinois: Hugh M. Hefner, →ISSN, page 61, column 3:Hitlerian occupation authorities had been preparing action against Polish underground very carefully.
2024 December 27 (last accessed), Ewelina Pawelic, “Nazi’s reprisals on civilians: Executions in Karolin and Kazanów on 18th March 1942”, in Regional Museum in Zwolen:War is war — but we need to understand how wrong it is to see the temporary triumph of fascist villainy as the destruction, once and for all, of the German people and the inauguration of an eternal kingdom of Hitlerian darkness.
2019, Vasily Grossman, translated by Robert Chandler and Yury Bit-Yunan, Stalingrad, page 220:Unable to contain his excitement, Foyʼs voice rose two octaves and took on a Hitlerian fervor.
2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 217:In Trump’s Republican Party, Hitlerian language about immigrants and minorities has become routine.
2026 March 12, Michelle Goldberg, “I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:of Hitlerian proportions
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Hitlerian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Hitlerian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Hitleresque · Hitler-y · Hitlerish · Hitlerlike
Translations (19)
sk hitlerovský (related to Adolf Hitler) · nl hitleriaans (related to Adolf Hitler) · pl hitlerowski (related to Adolf Hitler) · be гі́тлераўскі (related to Adolf Hitler) · fi hitleriläinen (related to Adolf Hitler) · ar مُتَهَتْلِرٌ (related to Adolf Hitler) · ru ги́тлеровский (related to Adolf Hitler) · uk гі́тлерівський (related to Adolf Hitler) · fr hitlérien (related to Adolf Hitler) · de hitlerisch (related to Adolf Hitler) · es hitleriano (related to Adolf Hitler) · de Hitler- (related to Adolf Hitler) · it hitleriano (related to Adolf Hitler) · fi Hitleriin liittyvä (related to Adolf Hitler) · cmn 希特勒 (related to Adolf Hitler) · de Hitlersch (related to Adolf Hitler) · ca hitlerià (related to Adolf Hitler) · fi hitlermäinen (related to Adolf Hitler) · cs hitlerovský (related to Adolf Hitler)