auteurist en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English auteur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English auteurist From auteur + -ist.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of auteurism.
In the case of documentaries, our thinking tends to be less warped and biased, if only because the auteurist sensibility has never been too comfortable outside of fiction.
1988 February 5, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Process of Illumination”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most auteurist | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more auteurist | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |