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Javertian
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English
Etymology
From Javert, a police inspector in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.
Pronunciation
en /ʒəˈvɛɹʃən/
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer.
en 2005 Jack Shafer in Slate For all Fitzgerald’s Javertian tendencies, I doubt if he wants to be remembered as the guy who jailed reporters from Time and the New York Times.
Translations
of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer
Portuguese: pt javertiano
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