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Shakespearean
or Shake·spear·i·an
[ sheyk-speer-ee-uhn ]
noun
- a Shakespearean scholar; a specialist in the study of the works of Shakespeare.
Shakespearean
/ ʃeɪkˈspɪərɪən /
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Shakespeare or his works
noun
- a student of or specialist in Shakespeare's works
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Other Words From
- Shake·speare·an·ism Shake·speari·an·ism noun
- half-Shake·speare·an adjective
- non-Shake·speare·an adjective
- non-Shake·speari·an adjective
- post-Shake·speare·an adjective
- post-Shake·speari·an adjective
- pre-Shake·speare·an adjective
- pre-Shake·speari·an adjective
- pseudo-Shake·speare·an adjective
- pseudo-Shake·speari·an adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Shakespearean1
First recorded in 1810–20; Shakespeare + -an
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Example Sentences
This giddy revival has no interest in playing by the normal Shakespearean rules.
From Los Angeles Times
“Now only the voters can prevent a scenario in which Smith’s filing is but the prologue to a national Shakespearean tragedy.”
From Salon
“It was very powerful to me to read the actual words unspun, straight from the source,” she recalled, adding that as a spoken word artist, the language had a Shakespearean quality.
From Salon
“I always think of our Universal Monsters films as Shakespearean tragedies,” Murdy says.
From Los Angeles Times
"I was not waltzing across a stage and practising my Shakespearean prose."
From BBC
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