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Aesopish
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English
Alternative forms
en Æsopish
Etymology
From en Aesop ish.
Adjective
Characteristic of Aesop's animal fables; Aesopian.
1947, A History of Modern Drama, Ed. by Barrett H. Clark and George Freedley:
The Lucky One (1919) came to the stage several years later and was somewhat more serious in tone, being a character study of two brothers, one brilliant, one dull; of course, the tortoise won the race for the hand of the girl they both wanted in typically Æsopish fashion.
en 2002 Gaurav Sabnis Vantage point I am feeling a little Aesopish today and hence this story.
en 2011 William Huffhine Confessions of a Christian Dropout It sounds rather Aesopish. Talking snakes, one bad apple ruining it all. I'm not so sure.
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