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Gatsbyan
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English
Alternative forms
en Gatsbian
Etymology
From en Gatsby -an suffix forming adjectives.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡæts.bɪ.ən/ RP
en /ˌɡæts.bi.ən/ GA
en Gats by an
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Gatsbyan.wav US
Adjective
en uncommon en Gatsbyesque.
en 25 April 1981 Taki [i.e., Taki Theodoracopulos] The Twain Meet Princes, Playboys, & High-class Tarts New York, N.Y. Karz-Cohl Publishing 1984 part 5 (Politics and Partying) 98 https://archive.org/details/princesplayboysh00theo/page/98/mode/1up 978-0-943828-61-9 As everyone knows, Southampton is the clean, well-lit place of Gatsbyan mansions that are called cottages, of manicured lawns, striped tents, helicopter pads, and Mercedeses for the servants. Originally published in The Spectator (25 April 1981).
Translations
synonym of Gatsbyesque Gatsbyesque
en eponyms terms derived from fiction